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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26185

This is a surgical procedure to remove a small bone in the hand that is causing pain or is otherwise a problem. The exact bone removed depends on the specific issue being treated, and the goal is to relieve pain or restore normal hand function. It's performed by a hand or orthopedic surgeon.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand cost?

$2,517

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,517 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$1,445$513 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$676 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $501 to $2,951
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $1,445

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
$1,778.28
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,951.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.7 times more in Hawaii 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 37th of 50

$2,517

$1,445 physician + $1,072 facility

HI $8,515WV $1,112

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.