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Lengthening of a Tendon on the Back of the Hand

New Hampshire 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?

$2,843

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,843 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$1,023$851 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,259 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,820
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $1,023

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 21st of 51

$2,843

$1,023 physician + $1,820 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.