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Lengthening A Tendon In The Hand Or Finger

Illinois 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?

$1,622

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $3,236.

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 $1,862 · 10th to 90th $676 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $692 to $3,020
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $1,096

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
$676.08
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,019.95
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 38th of 50

$1,622

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.