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Lengthening A Tendon In The Hand Or Finger

Montana 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?

$1,148

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $1,175.

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 $1,148 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,288
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 43rd of 50

$1,148

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.