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Metacarpophalangeal Joint Replacement, Two or More Pieces

Arkansas 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $331,131 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$1,318$1,175 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331,131$3,162 to $758,578

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331,131 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $891,251Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,778
$1K$10K$100K$1Mfacility $331,131professional $1,318

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
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218,776.16
Median
$524,807.46
Typical High
$954,992.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 25th of 51

$1,479

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.