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Minor Release of a Tight Finger Tendon

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 26060

This procedure releases a tight or contracted tendon in a finger through a small puncture in the skin, without a full open incision. It is used to relieve a finger that is stuck bent or straight because a tendon is pulling it out of a normal range of motion.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Minor Release of a Tight Finger Tendon cost?

$389

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $3,548.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $275 to $7,762Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $257 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $275

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
$275.42
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 28th of 51

$389

CA $3,890DE $257

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.