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Removal Of A Damaged Hand Tendon

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 26415

Takes out a tendon in the hand or finger, one of the cords that move the fingers, when it is too scarred or damaged to be repaired directly. This is usually the first stage of a two-part reconstruction, with a tendon graft placed at a later operation once the tissues have settled. Each tendon dealt with is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Damaged Hand Tendon cost?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,445$871 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$1,230 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $1,445

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$1,445

CA $6,166DE $871

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.