Repair of a Straightening Tendon in the Hand

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 26410

Stitches back together a torn or cut tendon on the back of the hand, the kind that straightens the fingers, using the patient's own tendon ends without adding a graft. It may be done soon after the injury or later, once an earlier problem has become apparent. Each tendon repaired is counted separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of a Straightening Tendon in the Hand cost?

$5,102

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,102 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

18% physician fee82% facility fee

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 56 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$933	$708 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$4,169	$1,778 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,715Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $589 to $2,089

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $794.33 Median $3,981.07 Typical High $10,964.78	Facility	Global	$794.33	$3,981.07	$10,964.78
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,041.74 Median $6,025.60 Typical High $12,302.69	Facility	Global	$2,041.74	$6,025.60	$12,302.69
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $691.83 Median $1,548.82 Typical High $5,011.87	Facility	Global	$691.83	$1,548.82	$5,011.87
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $954.99 Median $2,691.53 Typical High $6,165.95	Facility	Global	$954.99	$2,691.53	$6,165.95

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 5.3 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CA $8,021MD $1,519

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.