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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

South Dakota 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?

$1,783

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,783 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$631 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$676 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,413Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,148
$500$1K$2Kfacility $891professional $891

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$870.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 33rd of 51

$1,783

$891 physician + $891 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.