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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Maine 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?

$1,796

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,796 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$537$501 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$977 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,291Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $417 to $871
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $537

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
12 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
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54

Where Maine 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

Maine· 31st of 51

$1,796

$537 physician + $1,259 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.