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Release of a Tight Tendon in the Hand or Finger

Wyoming 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?

$2,745

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,745 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$871 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,622 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,188Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $1,047

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
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 11th of 51

$2,745

$1,047 physician + $1,698 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.