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Tightening the Knuckle Joints of Several Fingers

Montana 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 October 2026.

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

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$955 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,445 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $4,571Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $1,380

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
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,982.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 8.1 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.

Montana· 16th of 51

$1,413

AK $3,631TX $447

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.