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Biopsy Of A Knuckle Joint Through An Incision

Iowa 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?

$4,351

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,351 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$347 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,239 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,943Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,239
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $550

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
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 13th of 50

$4,351

$550 physician + $3,802 facility

IN $9,687MD $702

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.