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Repair Of A Hand Or Finger Bone That Failed To Heal

California rates for HCPCS 26546

Treats a broken bone in the hand or a finger that has not knitted together. The surgeon clears the unhealed gap, takes a bone graft from the patient's own body and packs it in, and holds the bone steady with wires, screws, or a plate so it can finally join. Taking the graft and placing the hardware are part of the service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Hand Or Finger Bone That Failed To Heal cost?

$7,413

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $10,965.

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 $7,943 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $16,982Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,512
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,943professional $1,230

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
$3,548.13
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,818.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.9 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· 11th of 50

$7,413

IN $20,893WV $1,000

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.