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Shortening Of A Finger-Straightening Tendon

Wyoming 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?

$4,946

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,946 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,479$1,230 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$2,188 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,074Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,467professional $1,479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$4,946

$1,479 physician + $3,467 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.