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Biopsy Of A Knuckle Joint Through An Incision

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 26105

This procedure opens a knuckle joint — the joint where a finger meets the hand, not one of the joints farther out between the finger bones — through a small incision so a tissue sample can be taken directly from inside the joint. It is used to investigate unexplained joint swelling, pain, or a suspected growth when imaging or fluid sampling alone has not given a clear answer. The joint is then closed and typically splinted briefly afterward.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of A Knuckle Joint Through An Incision cost?

$501

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $2,291.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $372 to $7,762Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $347 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $372

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
$371.54
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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.

Washington, DC· 30th of 51

$501

CA $2,818NM $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.