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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Kentucky 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?

$4,240

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,240 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$479 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$2,188 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,550Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $427 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $525

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
$588.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$912.01
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 24th of 50

$4,240

$525 physician + $3,715 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.