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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Florida 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 July 2026.

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

$4,677

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $8,913.

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 $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $11,220
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,677

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
$851.14
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,481.54
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$891.25
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 17.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Florida $4,677 · 9th of 50
IN $7,762WV $437

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.