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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

North Dakota 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?

$1,684

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,684 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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$1,122$550 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$550 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $550 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $562professional $1,122

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
$562.34
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 47th of 50

$1,684

$1,122 physician + $562 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.