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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Massachusetts 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?

$3,960

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,960 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$724$589 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,950 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $692 to $5,370Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,660
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $724

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,584.89
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$33,884.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,467.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$33,884.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 27th of 50

$3,960

$724 physician + $3,236 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.