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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Vermont 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?

$1,876

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,876 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$525 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$1,259 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,950Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $468 to $933
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $617

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
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 30th of 51

$1,876

$617 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.