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Rebuilding A Small Finger Joint

California rates for HCPCS 26535

Reshapes and rebuilds one of the smaller joints within a finger so it moves more freely and hurts less, using the patient's own tissue rather than an artificial joint. It is done for a joint stiffened or damaged by arthritis or injury.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rebuilding A Small Finger Joint cost?

$9,120

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $13,183.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $17,783Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,148
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,772professional $525

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
$3,981.07
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$42,657.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where California sits

The same service costs 24.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

California· 3rd of 50

$9,120

IN $10,471WV $427

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.