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Repair Of A Hand Or Finger Bone That Failed To Heal

Minnesota 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 October 2026.

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

$4,892

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,892 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,138$1,549 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,950 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $10,715Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $2,138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,630.78
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$47,863.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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

Minnesota· 25th of 51

$4,892

$2,138 physician + $2,754 facility

AK $12,209DE $3,093

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.