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Freeing Scarred Hand Tendon In Palm And Finger

Vermont rates for HCPCS 26442

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 freeing the tendon along both the palm and the finger, a longer stretch of the tendon than when only one of those areas is involved.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $1,778.

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 $2,188 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,631Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,089
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $1,479

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$1,479

AK $4,074TX $575

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.