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Open Repair of a Dislocated Knuckle Joint

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 26715

Opens the joint where a finger or thumb meets the hand through an incision so a dislocation can be put back into place under direct view. It is used when the joint cannot be relocated by manipulation, usually because soft tissue is caught between the bone ends. Pins or other hardware may be used to hold the joint while it heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Dislocated Knuckle Joint cost?

$2,737

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,737 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$550$479 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,023 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $646 to $8,318Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $437 to $813
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $550

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
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,388.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
6 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
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alabama than in Montana. 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

Kentucky· 29th of 51

$2,737

$550 physician + $2,188 facility

AL $8,423MT $1,845

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.