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Minimally Invasive Release Of Tight Palm Tissue

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 26040

This procedure releases thickened, tight bands of tissue in the palm that are pulling one or more fingers into a bent position, a condition often called Dupuytren's contracture. It is done through the skin using a needle-based technique rather than an open surgical incision, cutting the tight cord to help the fingers straighten.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Minimally Invasive Release Of Tight Palm Tissue cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 6 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$316$288 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,630 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $794 to $9,550Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $263 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $316

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
$331.13
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,715.35
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Kentucky· 39th of 51

$389

HI $3,090DE $324

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.