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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Colorado rates for HCPCS 26460

Divides a tight tendon in the hand or finger through a small open incision, so a finger held in a fixed position can move again. Cutting the pull of the shortened tendon is what releases the deformity. It is used when a contracture stops the hand working and stretching or splinting has not helped.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger cost?

$4,996

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,996 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$479 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$1,660 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $851 to $8,511Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $631

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Colorado 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 1st of 51

$4,996

$631 physician + $4,365 facility

CO $4,996DE $1,192

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.