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Lengthening of a Tendon on the Back of the Hand

Mississippi 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?

$1,692

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,692 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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$692$562 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$562 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $457 to $3,236Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,349
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $692

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
$478.63
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,348.96
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
$281.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$954.99

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 50th of 51

$1,692

$692 physician + $1,000 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.