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Lengthening of a Tendon on the Back of the Hand

Texas 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 July 2026.

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

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $4,467.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Texas· 26th of 50

$2,512

IN $9,333WV $617

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.