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Metacarpophalangeal Joint Replacement, Two or More Pieces

Minnesota 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?

$2,570

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$1,905 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,239 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $11,482Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $2,455

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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$21,877.62
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$2,570

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.