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Toe Joint Transferred To The Hand

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 26556

A whole joint is taken from a toe, with its blood vessels attached, and transferred to replace a destroyed or missing joint in the hand. The vessels are stitched to vessels at the new site under a microscope so the transferred joint stays alive and can bend.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Toe Joint Transferred To The Hand cost?

$3,548

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,548 to $6,166.

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 $5,129 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $7,762Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $6,918
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $3,548

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
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,549.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$3,548

MN $8,128KY $3,236

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.