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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Colorado 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?

$5,824

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,824 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$575$550 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$3,236 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $759 to $9,333Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $575

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
$2,089.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 9th of 50

$5,824

$575 physician + $5,248 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.