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Hand Tendon Rod Placement For Staged Reconstruction

Iowa 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 $5,248 · 10th–90th $1,380$13,4900%5%10%10th90th$5,248Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th–90th $813$2,5700%10%10th90th$1,380$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

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
$1,380.38
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,344.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30