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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 July 2026.

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

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 8 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$2,291$1,288 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,754 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,677Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,467
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $2,291

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$12,882.50
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$12,882.50
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 7th of 51

$2,291

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.