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Biopsy Of A Knuckle Joint Through An Incision

Indiana 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?

$9,687

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,333 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$355$324 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,333$3,802 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $17,783Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $302 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $355

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
$537.03
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 1st of 50

$9,687

$355 physician + $9,333 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.