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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Minnesota 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?

$3,748

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,748 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$1,349$977 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,585 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $776 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,138
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $1,349

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
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 29th of 50

$3,748

$1,349 physician + $2,399 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.