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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Idaho 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?

$2,046

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,046 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$692 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$871 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $575 to $4,467Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,000
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $871

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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,801.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
7 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
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 24th of 51

$2,046

$871 physician + $1,175 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.