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Hand Tendon Rod Placement For Staged Reconstruction

Missouri 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 $4,169 · 10th–90th $1,514$8,5110%10%10th90th$4,169Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th–90th $794$3,7150%10%20%10th90th$1,023$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
$1,548.82
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$25,118.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81