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Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon

Montana 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?

$2,027

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,027 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$955$676 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$1,000 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,862Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $955

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,202.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Montana 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

Montana· 40th of 51

$2,027

$955 physician + $1,072 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.