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Biopsy Of A Knuckle Joint Through An Incision

Kentucky 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?

$2,326

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,326 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$331$302 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,349 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,388Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $275 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $331

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
$363.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,801.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 31st of 50

$2,326

$331 physician + $1,995 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.