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Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon

Georgia rates for HCPCS 26477

Surgery that shortens one of the tendons on the back of the hand or finger that pull the finger straight. Slack or over-lengthened tendon is trimmed or overlapped and re-secured so it pulls with the right tension again. One tendon is treated at a time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon cost?

$1,963

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,963 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$891$692 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$603 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $417 to $5,012Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $891

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
$645.65
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
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
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 43rd of 51

$1,963

$891 physician + $1,072 facility

CO $6,515DE $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.