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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

Virginia 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?

$3,173

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,173 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$661$562 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$676 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $562 to $9,550Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $661

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
$616.60
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,388.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 33rd of 50

$3,173

$661 physician + $2,512 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.