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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Ohio 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?

$5,362

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,362 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$575$501 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$2,089 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $12,589Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,660
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,786professional $575

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
$1,023.29
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 16th of 50

$5,362

$575 physician + $4,786 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.