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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 October 2026.

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

$2,610

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,610 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$912$676 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,047 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $708 to $5,495Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,698professional $912

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
$707.95
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$2,610

$912 physician + $1,698 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.