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Metacarpophalangeal Joint Replacement, Two or More Pieces

Kansas 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,950$1,288 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$2,042 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $2,239Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $1,950

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
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
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
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 13th of 51

$2,089

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.