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Fusion of the Joint at the Base of the Thumb

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 26841

Fuses the joint at the base of the thumb, where it meets the wrist, so the two bones grow together into a single solid unit. It gives up movement at that joint in exchange for a stable, pain-free base for gripping and pinching. It is used for painful arthritis or instability there.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fusion of the Joint at the Base of the Thumb cost?

$9,405

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,405 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,820$1,514 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$4,467 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $1,820

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Colorado 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

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$9,405

$1,820 physician + $7,586 facility

CO $12,292MT $2,519

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.