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Removal of Hardware From the Hand or Finger

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 26320

Takes out a plate, screw, pin, wire, or other implant previously placed in a bone or joint of the hand or finger. The old scar is usually reopened to reach it, the hardware is unscrewed or drawn out, and the wound is closed. It is done when the implant has finished its job, is irritating a tendon or the skin, has loosened, or has become infected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Hardware From the Hand or Finger cost?

$933

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $4,169.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $347 to $7,244Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $550 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $933professional $550

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
$346.74
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 49

$933

IN $6,607DE $355

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.