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Removal Of A Tendon From The Palm

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26170

Takes out a bending or straightening tendon from the palm of the hand, one tendon per operation. The tendon is freed from its sheath and removed through an incision in the palm. It is done when a tendon is too damaged, scarred or diseased to be repaired and leaving it in place would cause problems.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Tendon From The Palm cost?

$4,042

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,042 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,698$1,047 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,905 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,089
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $1,698

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$4,042

$1,698 physician + $2,344 facility

CO $4,941MD $1,230

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.