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Biopsy Of A Knuckle Joint Through An Incision

Illinois 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?

$2,289

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,289 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$339 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$977 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $537 to $5,623Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $309 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 32nd of 50

$2,289

$427 physician + $1,862 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.