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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Iowa 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?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $5,012.

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 $3,981 · 10th to 90th $724 to $7,943Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,445
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $776

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
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,128.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 17.8 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.

Iowa· 19th of 50

$3,467

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.