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Freeing Scarred Hand Tendon In Palm Or Finger

Virginia 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?

$1,862

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $4,898.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,943Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $912

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
$851.14
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 50

$1,862

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.