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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Iowa 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?

$5,384

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,384 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$813$562 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,344 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,943Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $813

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
$891.25
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 15th of 50

$5,384

$813 physician + $4,571 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.