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Metacarpophalangeal Joint Replacement, Two or More Pieces

Iowa 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 October 2026.

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

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,630 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,630$1,778 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$2,512 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $11,482Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,890.45
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Montana than in New York. 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$2,630

MT $2,754NY $1,072

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.