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Hand Tendon Rod Placement For Staged Reconstruction

North Dakota 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 $891 · 10th–90th $851$8,5110%20%10th90th$891Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th–90th $832$2,2910%10%10th90th$1,698$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
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,187.76