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Hand Tendon Rod Placement For Staged Reconstruction

New Jersey 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 $7,762 · 10th–90th $4,365$12,3030%10%10th90th$7,762Professionalmedian $933 · 10th–90th $759$5,1290%10%20%10th90th$933$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
$4,365.16
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,691.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$36,307.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,089.30