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Open Biopsy Of A Joint Where Palm Meets Wrist

South Carolina 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$331 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$692 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $389 to $12,589Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $282 to $724
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $389

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$389

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.