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Lengthening A Tendon In The Hand Or Finger

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26478

Surgically lengthens a tendon in the hand or finger that has become too short and is holding the finger in a fixed position. The tendon is divided in a stepped fashion and repaired at a longer length, so the finger can move through a fuller range. It covers one tendon.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lengthening A Tendon In The Hand Or Finger cost?

$1,259

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $3,162.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $631 to $5,888
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,467.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 42nd of 50

$1,259

IN $9,333WV $646

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.