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Open Biopsy Of A Joint Where Palm Meets Wrist

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 26100

The joint where one of the long bones of the palm meets the small bones of the wrist is opened through a small incision, and a sample of the joint lining or other tissue inside is taken for laboratory testing. Opening the joint lets the surgeon look at the surfaces directly and choose where to sample. One joint is treated at a time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy Of A Joint Where Palm Meets Wrist cost?

$427

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $490.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $6,166Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $316 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,715professional $427

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$812.83

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island· 39th of 51

$427

CA $3,890DE $347

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.