Open Repair Of Fractured Finger Joint Surface

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 26746

Opens the skin over a broken knuckle or finger joint so the surgeon can see the joint surface and set the fragments back into their correct position. Pins, screws, wires or an external frame may be used to hold the pieces while they heal. It is used when the break runs into the joint itself and cannot be lined up without surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of Fractured Finger Joint Surface cost?

$6,720

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,720 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

16% physician fee84% facility fee

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 56 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,096	$813 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,623	$2,630 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,399

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,023.29 Median $4,897.79 Typical High $12,882.50	Facility	Global	$1,023.29	$4,897.79	$12,882.50
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,162.28 Median $8,317.64 Typical High $16,218.10	Facility	Global	$3,162.28	$8,317.64	$16,218.10
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,202.26 Median $2,290.87 Typical High $6,165.95	Facility	Global	$1,202.26	$2,290.87	$6,165.95
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,479.11 Median $4,168.69 Typical High $9,549.93	Facility	Global	$1,479.11	$4,168.69	$9,549.93

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 4.0 times more in California than in South Dakota. 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

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CA $10,164SD $2,547

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.