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Lengthening A Tendon In The Hand Or Finger

Idaho 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?

$1,905

Typical facility fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $5,623.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $692 to $7,762
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,715.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 33rd of 50

$1,905

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.