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Biopsy Of A Knuckle Joint Through An Incision

Maine 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?

$427

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $525.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $6,761 to $6,761Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $316 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,761professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 37th of 51

$427

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.