Exploration and treatment of finger joint at Astera Health

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Original text from hospital filings

Arthrotomy, W Exploration, Drainage/Removal Loose/Foreign Body; Interphalangeal Joint, Ea (Pro CAH)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $574 is 70% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 11% of the 1,791 hospitals reporting CPT 26080. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 26080 at Astera Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 47 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · outpatient	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290
2	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient	$300	$300	—	—	—	$300 – $300
3	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient	$300	$300	—	—	—	$300 – $300
4	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient	$300	$300	—	—	—	$300 – $300
5	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient	$300	$300	—	—	—	$300 – $300
6	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient	$330	$330	—	—	—	$330 – $330
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
10	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
11	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
12	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
13	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
14	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
15	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
16	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
17	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
18	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient	$499	$499	—	—	—	$499 – $499
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient	$499	$499	—	—	—	$499 – $499
20	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$647	$647	—	—	—	$647 – $647
21	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$702	$702	—	—	—	$702 – $702
22	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$706	$706	$204	29%	—	$502 – $909
23	Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient	$719	$719	—	—	—	$719 – $719
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient	$897	$897	—	—	—	$897 – $897
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient	$897	$897	—	—	—	$897 – $897

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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