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Fusion of a Joint Inside the Finger

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 26860

Joins the bones on either side of one of the small joints within a finger, so that joint no longer bends. The joint surfaces are prepared and held together with a pin, screw or wire until the bones knit into one. It is used when arthritis or an old injury has left that joint painful, unstable or crooked.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fusion of a Joint Inside the Finger cost?

$1,549

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $7,943.

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 $1,622 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,710Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,413
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $977

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,791.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$45,708.82

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 50

$1,549

WY $13,183WV $589

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.