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Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon

Massachusetts 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?

$2,195

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,195 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,148 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$832 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$741 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $490 to $4,571Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,571
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $1,047

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
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,786.30
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,786.30
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
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
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 35th of 51

$2,195

$1,047 physician + $1,148 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.