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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Oklahoma 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?

$4,992

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,992 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$417 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$1,202 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $537 to $11,482Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $363 to $3,388
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $525

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
$1,047.13
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
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
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 2nd of 51

$4,992

$525 physician + $4,467 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.