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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Indiana 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?

$8,312

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,312 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,762 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$550$525 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,762$4,677 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $11,220Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $468 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,762professional $550

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
$870.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 3rd of 50

$8,312

$550 physician + $7,762 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.