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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Hawaii 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?

$1,921

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,921 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$575 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$1,259 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $4,467Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $30 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $603

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Hawaii 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

Hawaii· 27th of 51

$1,921

$603 physician + $1,318 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.