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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Utah 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?

$5,329

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,329 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$759$537 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$3,162 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,710Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $501 to $3,162
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,571professional $759

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
$758.58
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,786.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Utah 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

Utah· 17th of 50

$5,329

$759 physician + $4,571 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.