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Manipulation of a Stiff Finger Joint, Asleep

Maryland rates for HCPCS 26340

With the patient asleep or sedated, the doctor bends and straightens a stiff finger joint to break up internal scarring and restore movement. No incision is made; the movement itself frees the joint. It is used when a joint has become stuck after an injury, an operation, or a long spell in a splint and therapy alone has not restored motion.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Manipulation of a Stiff Finger Joint, Asleep cost?

$380

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $324 to $417.

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 $550 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,349Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $288 to $550
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Maryland· 36th of 51

$380

AK $1,479TX $195

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.