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Lengthening A Tendon In The Hand Or Finger

Connecticut 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?

$5,012

Typical facility fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,266 to $7,943.

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 $5,012 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $11,749
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 6th of 50

$5,012

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.