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Thumb Base Joint Fusion With Graft

Vermont rates for HCPCS 26842

This procedure permanently fuses the joint at the base of the thumb, where the thumb meets the wrist, using a piece of bone graft to help the two bones grow together into one solid unit. It is done to relieve pain and instability from arthritis or injury when other treatments have not worked. Fusing the joint eliminates motion there but can significantly reduce pain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thumb Base Joint Fusion With Graft cost?

$1,318

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $1,479.

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 $2,188 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,738
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $1,175

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$1,318

AK $3,388TX $468

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.