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Lengthening A Tendon In The Hand Or Finger

Iowa 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?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $5,129.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $589 to $2,239
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $1,148

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
$1,071.52
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 27th of 50

$2,512

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.