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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Texas 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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $4,074.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,943
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $2,630

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
$812.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,570.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$45,708.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Texas 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.

Texas $2,630 · 26th 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.