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Biopsy Of A Knuckle Joint Through An Incision

Montana 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?

$1,127

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,127 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $603 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$525$363 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$603$562 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $457 to $692Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $309 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $525

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69

Where Montana 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

Montana· 46th of 50

$1,127

$525 physician + $603 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.