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Opening A Finger Joint To Take A Sample

Virginia 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 July 2026.

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

$1,413

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $3,981.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $331 to $7,079Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $309 to $617
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Virginia· 37th of 50

$1,413

IN $6,310WV $316

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.