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Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon

Missouri 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?

$3,005

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,005 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$661$562 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,445 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $741 to $8,913Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,660
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $661

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 16th of 51

$3,005

$661 physician + $2,344 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.