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Release Of A Tight Knuckle Joint

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 26520

Releases the tightened capsule around a knuckle — the joint where a finger meets the hand — so the finger can bend and straighten again. The joint is opened and the thickened capsule is cut or partly removed. One joint is treated, and each additional joint is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Release Of A Tight Knuckle Joint cost?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $6,761.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $851 to $8,511
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388

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
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $3,388 · 24th of 50
IN $10,233WV $661

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.