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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

New Mexico 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?

$1,401

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,401 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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$550$501 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$617 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,571Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,820
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $550

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
$851.14
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$812.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 48th of 50

$1,401

$550 physician + $851 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.