go back

Hand Tendon Rod Placement For Staged Reconstruction

New York 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 October 2026.

How much does Hand Tendon Rod Placement For Staged Reconstruction cost?

$6,701

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,701 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$708 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$2,291 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $14,125Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
15 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$645.65
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$478.63
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$223.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83

Where New York sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

New York· 11th of 51

$6,701

$813 physician + $5,888 facility

AK $12,963MT $2,892

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.