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Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon

Illinois 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?

$3,365

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,365 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$794$631 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,175 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $692 to $5,623Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,148
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $794

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
$630.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,511.89
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 11th of 51

$3,365

$794 physician + $2,570 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.