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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Kansas 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $6,457.

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 $3,162 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,128
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,162

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $3,162 · 23rd 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.