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Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon

Minnesota 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?

$2,867

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,867 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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$1,318$1,000 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$977 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $646 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $1,318

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
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,137.96
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 17th of 51

$2,867

$1,318 physician + $1,549 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.