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Fusion of a Knuckle Joint

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 26850

Joins the two bones of a knuckle, where the finger meets the hand, so that the joint no longer moves. The joint surfaces are prepared and held together with pins, screws or wire until the bones grow into one, without adding bone taken from elsewhere in the body. It is used when arthritis or injury has left the joint painful, unstable or badly bent.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fusion of a Knuckle Joint cost?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $7,762.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $20,893
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,467

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
$758.58
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$32,359.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 29.5 times more in Indiana than in North 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.

Minnesota· 33rd of 50

$3,467

IN $22,387ND $759

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.