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Fusion Of A Small Finger Joint With Bone Graft

Vermont rates for HCPCS 26862

Permanently joins one of the smaller joints within a finger so it heals into a single solid, pain-free unit, packing bone taken from the patient's own body into the joint to help it knit. Pins, screws, or wires may be used to hold the position. Taking the graft is part of the service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fusion Of A Small Finger Joint With Bone Graft cost?

$1,230

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $1,380.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $575 to $3,631Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,549
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $1,230

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
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.1 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· 19th of 51

$1,230

AK $3,162TX $447

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.