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Freeing Scarred Hand Tendon In Palm Or Finger

Illinois rates for HCPCS 26440

Frees a bending tendon of the hand from the scar tissue that has stuck it down, so the finger can move again. This version covers the work in a single area, either within the palm or within the finger.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freeing Scarred Hand Tendon In Palm Or Finger cost?

$1,778

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $3,236.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $676 to $3,162
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,122

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,162.28
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Illinois· 38th of 50

$1,778

IN $7,413ND $676

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.