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Removal of a Tendon in the Finger

Washington rates for HCPCS 26180

Takes out a damaged, diseased, or non-functioning tendon from a finger. It is done when a tendon has been destroyed by injury, infection, or long-standing inflammation, and is causing trouble or standing in the way of a planned reconstruction. Only the tendon is removed; any replacement or transfer is separate work.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Tendon in the Finger cost?

$1,096

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $4,677.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $537 to $12,303
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,096

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
$794.33
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 17.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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· 41st of 50

$1,096

IN $7,762WV $437

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.