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Metacarpophalangeal Joint Replacement, Two or More Pieces

Alaska rates for HCPCS L8631

Metacarpophalangeal joint replacement, two or more pieces, metal (e.g., stainless steel or cobalt chrome), ceramic-like material (e.g., pyrocarbon), for surgical implantation (all sizes, includes entire system)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Metacarpophalangeal Joint Replacement, Two or More Pieces cost?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 6 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$1,479$1,318 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$759 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,754Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $2,455
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $1,479

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,754.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,762.47
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. 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.

Alaska· 29th of 51

$1,413

WI $2,692NE $1,148

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.