CPT 26442 at PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center

Musculoskeletal

PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center, Bellingham

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center publishes for this code: as an outpatient

PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center’s prices for CPT 26442, as an outpatient
Who pays	Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest)	Doctor’s fee the hospital lists
Commercial insuranceInsurer rates	$7,4951 plan	—
Medicare AdvantageInsurer rates	$3,886 – $4,2748 plans	—
Medicaid managed careInsurer rates	$4,0802 plans	—
UnknownInsurer rates	$20,805 – $23,6552 plans	—
Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance	$3,407	—
List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it	$5,242	—

Lowest and highest amounts PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Bills to expect

The hospital’s fee is the price above. Doctors usually send their own bills. Their amounts here are what original Medicare allows in the rest of Washington for 2026, and a private-plan estimate of 118% to 179% of that (the range found across studies of what insurers pay doctors). Those are estimates, not quotes.

Bills to expect for CPT 26442 at PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center
Bill	What it’s for	Original Medicare allows	Private plan estimate
Hospital's feeThe hospital	The operating or procedure room, nursing, supplies and recovery	—	The price above
Surgeon or doctor doing itThe doctor's practice	The procedure, and routine follow-up visits for 90 days	$981	$1,158 – $1,756
AnesthesiaAn anesthesia group (only sometimes)	Anesthesia or deep sedation, if you need itOnly if an anesthesia team is part of your care. Its amount depends on how long it takes.	—	—

Original Medicare amounts are only for people on original Medicare. Your share depends on your plan’s deductible, copay and coinsurance.

Compare CPT 26442 at every Washington hospital, with Medicare’s reference amounts.