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Removal Of Inflamed Lining From A Finger Joint

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 26130

This surgery removes the inflamed lining tissue, called synovium, from inside the joint at the base of a finger, rather than the wrist joint itself. Overgrown or inflamed synovium can cause pain, swelling, and joint damage over time, often related to conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. The surgeon opens the joint, removes the diseased tissue, and closes the area to allow healing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Inflamed Lining From A Finger Joint cost?

$2,159

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,159 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$575 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$692 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,169Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $646

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.1 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

North Carolina· 33rd of 51

$2,159

$646 physician + $1,514 facility

CO $6,284DE $1,221

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.