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Tightening the Knuckle Joints of Several Fingers

Maryland rates for HCPCS 26518

Tightens the capsule around the knuckle joints of several fingers on the same hand so they can no longer bend backward too far. It is used when nerve damage or weakness lets the knuckles hyperextend, which stops the fingers from gripping properly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tightening the Knuckle Joints of Several Fingers cost?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$851 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$813 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $589 to $5,248Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $912

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
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in California 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$912

CA $6,166DE $891

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.