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Hand Tendon Rod Placement For Staged Reconstruction

New Mexico 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 $3,981 · 10th–90th $955$15,1360%5%10th90th$3,981Professionalmedian $912 · 10th–90th $724$1,9500%10%10th90th$912$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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59