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Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon

Nebraska 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?

$3,687

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$1,288$1,096 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,122 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $1,288

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
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
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 10th of 51

$3,687

$1,288 physician + $2,399 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.