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Hand Tendon Rod Placement For Staged Reconstruction

Minnesota 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 $4,898 · 10th–90th $1,380$21,3800%10%10th90th$4,898Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th–90th $1,072$3,2360%5%10%10th90th$2,089$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$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
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,890.45
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,235.94