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Hand Tendon Rod Placement For Staged Reconstruction

Alabama rates for HCPCS 26390

When a tendon in the hand or fingers is too damaged to repair directly, a surgeon may remove the injured tendon and place a smooth, flexible rod in its place to hold open a channel through the surrounding tissue. This is the first step of a two-stage reconstruction: the body forms a new lining around the rod over several weeks or months, and a real tendon graft is threaded through that channel in a later procedure. It is generally used for severe or long-standing tendon injuries where a one-step repair is not possible.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th–90th $1,096$5,0120%10%10th90th$3,162Professionalmedian $912 · 10th–90th $676$1,6600%20%10th90th$912$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11