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Opening A Finger Joint To Take A Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26110

Opens one of the small joints within a finger through an incision so the surgeon can look inside and take a tissue sample for the laboratory. It is used to find the cause of persistent swelling, pain, or suspected infection or inflammation in that joint.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Opening A Finger Joint To Take A Sample cost?

$3,588

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,588 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$1,349$813 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,862 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,660
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,349

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Colorado than in Delaware. 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

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$3,588

$1,349 physician + $2,239 facility

CO $4,822DE $1,026

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.