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Fusion Of Each Additional Finger Joint

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 26861

Fuses one more finger joint beyond the first during the same operation. It is performed alongside the fusion of the first joint and charged in addition to it. Internal hardware may be used to hold the joint, and the first joint fused is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fusion Of Each Additional Finger Joint cost?

$275

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $2,042.

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 $275 · 10th to 90th $100 to $6,918Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $191 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $275professional $191

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
$100.00
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 58.9 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. 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· 39th of 49

$275

NJ $5,888MD $100

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.