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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Delaware 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?

$6,588

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,588 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$513 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$955 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $100 to $7,244Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,096
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,026professional $562

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
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 7th of 50

$6,588

$562 physician + $6,026 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.