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Pinning a Broken Hand Bone Through the Skin

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26608

Realigns a broken bone in the palm of the hand and holds it with wires or pins driven through small punctures in the skin, without opening the fracture site. The pins keep the pieces in position while the bone heals and are usually removed once it has knitted. It is billed for each bone treated this way.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pinning a Broken Hand Bone Through the Skin cost?

$1,096

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $2,570.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $447 to $6,918
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096

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
$234.42
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 46th of 50

$1,096

IN $9,333MD $490

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.