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Major Thumb or Joint Procedures

California rates for MS-DRG 506

Major Thumb or Joint Procedures

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Major Thumb or Joint Procedures cost?

$48,978

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48,978 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32,359 to $51,286.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48,978 · 10th to 90th $18,621 to $52,481
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $48,978

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
$22,908.68
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$51,286.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$52,480.75
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,054.61
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$54,954.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48,977.88
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$48,977.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$56,234.13
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$52,480.75

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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.

California· 1st of 51

$48,978

CA $48,978NM $10,233

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.