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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Connecticut 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?

$7,018

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,018 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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$708$525 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$4,786 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $4,074 to $10,965Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,820
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $708

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 5th of 50

$7,018

$708 physician + $6,310 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.