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Lengthening of a Tendon on the Back of the Hand

Louisiana 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?

$2,855

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,855 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$813$708 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$955 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,012Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $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
$446.68
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 19th of 51

$2,855

$813 physician + $2,042 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.