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Lengthening A Tendon In The Hand Or Finger

South Carolina 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,122 to $7,762.

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 $4,365 · 10th to 90th $759 to $12,589
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365

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
$758.58
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 9th of 50

$4,365

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.