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Repair Of A Hand Or Finger Bone That Failed To Heal

North Carolina 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?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $8,511.

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 $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,738professional $1,549

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
$1,023.29
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,791.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$33,884.42

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$1,738

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.