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Metacarpophalangeal Joint Replacement, Two or More Pieces

Texas 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 9 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$1,288$1,175 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,445 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $1,288

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
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 30th of 51

$1,413

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.