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Metacarpophalangeal Joint Replacement, Two or More Pieces

Massachusetts 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,820$1,259 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,239 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,571Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $13,490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $1,820

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,248.07
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
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
$1,737.80
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
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
$575.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$524.81

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 11th of 51

$2,188

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.