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Knuckle Ligament Reconstruction With Graft

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 26541

Rebuilds a torn side ligament at the base of a finger or thumb using a strip of tendon or fascia taken from the patient during the same operation. The graft is anchored to the bone to restore side-to-side stability so the digit can pinch and grip without giving way. It is used when the original ligament is too damaged to stitch back together.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knuckle Ligament Reconstruction With Graft cost?

$3,655

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,655 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,660$1,175 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,259 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,951Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $1,660

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,165.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Washington, DC than in Kansas. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 30th of 51

$3,655

$1,660 physician + $1,995 facility

DC $8,178KS $2,615

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.