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Lengthening A Tendon In The Hand Or Finger

Oregon 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?

$1,288

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $1,445.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $776 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,288professional $1,413

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 41st of 50

$1,288

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.