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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

South 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?

$1,932

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,932 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$562 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$813 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $631 to $4,365Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,622
$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $977

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,202.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where South 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

South Dakota· 44th of 50

$1,932

$977 physician + $955 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.