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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Nebraska 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?

$8,477

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,477 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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$891$513 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$3,715 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $933 to $14,454Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $513 to $3,162
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $891

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
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 2nd of 50

$8,477

$891 physician + $7,586 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.