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Biopsy Of A Knuckle Joint Through An Incision

Virginia 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?

$2,029

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,029 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$347 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$417 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $347 to $7,079Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $407

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
$380.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,388.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 38th of 50

$2,029

$407 physician + $1,622 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.