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Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon

Ohio 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?

$2,172

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,172 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$513$214 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$776 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,918Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $89 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $513

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
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
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 36th of 51

$2,172

$513 physician + $1,660 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.