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Knuckle Joint Scope with Tissue Cleanout

Alabama rates for HCPCS 29901

A surgeon inserts a thin camera through small incisions into a knuckle joint at the base of a finger or thumb to look inside and then trims away damaged or inflamed tissue, such as torn cartilage or irritated joint lining. Because the tools and camera pass through tiny openings rather than a large incision, recovery is generally quicker than with open surgery. This approach both diagnoses and treats the problem in the same visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knuckle Joint Scope with Tissue Cleanout cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$479 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$1,413 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $955 to $6,457Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $562

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
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 19th of 51

$871

CA $3,981DE $550

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.