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Repair Of A Hand Or Finger Bone That Failed To Heal

South 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 October 2026.

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

$4,735

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,735 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$933$537 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,380 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $977 to $13,183Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,380
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $933

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
$1,202.26
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
12 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 27th of 51

$4,735

$933 physician + $3,802 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.