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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Minnesota 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?

$2,185

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,185 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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$955$724 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$794 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,677Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $955

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
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 22nd of 51

$2,185

$955 physician + $1,230 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.