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Rebuilding A Small Finger Joint

North Carolina 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?

$1,072

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $7,943.

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 $1,096 · 10th to 90th $427 to $11,482Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,096professional $617

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$42,657.95

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 50

$1,072

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.