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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Montana 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?

$1,772

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,772 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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$794$589 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$933 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,096Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,445
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $794

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$933.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Montana 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

Montana· 46th of 50

$1,772

$794 physician + $977 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.