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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

North Carolina 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?

$1,979

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,979 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$661$550 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$676 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $550 to $8,710Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $661

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
$549.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 42nd of 50

$1,979

$661 physician + $1,318 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.