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Lengthening of a Tendon on the Back of the Hand

Illinois rates for HCPCS 26476

Lengthens a tendon on the back of the hand or finger that has become too tight, so the finger can bend fully again. The tendon is divided in a stepped or Z-shaped pattern and re-joined at a greater length. It covers one tendon.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lengthening of a Tendon on the Back of the Hand cost?

$3,383

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,383 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$646 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,175 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $692 to $5,623Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,202
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,238.72
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$870.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 5.0 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

Illinois· 12th of 51

$3,383

$813 physician + $2,570 facility

CO $6,535DE $1,300

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.