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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Michigan 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?

$5,514

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,514 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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$617$525 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$1,905 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $708 to $6,918Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,259
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $617

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
$707.95
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 13th of 50

$5,514

$617 physician + $4,898 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.