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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Washington 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?

$1,023

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $4,786.

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 $1,023 · 10th to 90th $479 to $11,749
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,023

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
$630.96
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$630.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 17.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington· 42nd of 50

$1,023

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.