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Tightening the Knuckle Joints of Several Fingers

North Carolina 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$1,072$871 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$1,047 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $871 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,413professional $1,072

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
$870.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$1,096

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.