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Cutting A Tight Tendon To Release A Bent Finger

Virginia rates for HCPCS 26450

Divides a tendon in the hand through an open incision so a finger that is being pulled into a bent position can straighten again. Cutting the tendon takes away the pull that was holding the finger down. It covers one tendon.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cutting A Tight Tendon To Release A Bent Finger cost?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $5,248.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $447 to $7,943Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $447 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $617

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
$512.86
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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· 34th of 50

$2,042

IN $10,233WV $447

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.