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Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon

Kentucky 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?

$1,938

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,938 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$589$513 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$741 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,884Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $457 to $912
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $589

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
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$1,938

$589 physician + $1,349 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.