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Removal Of A Small Bone In The Hand

West 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?

$1,112

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,112 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $537 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 4 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 $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$537$537 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,344Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $468 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $537professional $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
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14

Where West 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

West Virginia· 50th of 50

$1,112

$575 physician + $537 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.