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Open Repair Of Dislocated Hand-Base Joints

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 26686

Opens the hand to reposition dislocated joints where the long bones of the hand meet the wrist bones, holding them with pins, screws or a plate as needed. This version covers the harder situations, such as more than one joint out of place, a complicated dislocation, or one being treated some time after the injury. A splint or cast is worn afterwards while it heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of Dislocated Hand-Base Joints cost?

$4,719

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,719 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$589 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,818 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,318Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,230
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $646

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
$1,047.13
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,630.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$812.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 9.9 times more in South Carolina 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Pennsylvania· 30th of 50

$4,719

$646 physician + $4,074 facility

SC $12,457WV $1,262

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.