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Knuckle Joint Replacement With an Implant

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 26531

Rebuilds a damaged knuckle joint, where a finger meets the hand, by removing the worn joint surfaces and inserting an artificial joint. It is most often done for arthritis that has left the joint painful, stiff or drifting out of line. Each joint treated is counted separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knuckle Joint Replacement With an Implant cost?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $9,333.

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 $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $21,380
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,715

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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$32,359.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 57.5 times more in West Virginia than in North Dakota. 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.

Minnesota· 35th of 50

$3,715

WV $37,154ND $646

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.