Tendon Transfer in the Hand

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 26480

Moves a working tendon in the hand to a new attachment so it can take over the job of a tendon or muscle that is torn, paralysed or no longer working. The tendon is detached from its original insertion, rerouted, and stitched to its new place under the right tension. The hand is splinted afterwards and retrained with therapy so the transferred tendon learns its new task.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer in the Hand cost?

$5,883

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,883 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

19% physician fee81% facility fee

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 56 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,096	$794 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$4,786	$2,042 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $977 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,455

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $870.96 Median $3,715.35 Typical High $10,715.19	Facility	Global	$870.96	$3,715.35	$10,715.19
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,818.38 Median $7,079.46 Typical High $14,791.08	Facility	Global	$2,818.38	$7,079.46	$14,791.08
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,905.46 Median $2,511.89 Typical High $7,079.46	Facility	Global	$1,905.46	$2,511.89	$7,079.46
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,819.70 Median $5,248.07 Typical High $11,748.98	Facility	Global	$1,819.70	$5,248.07	$11,748.98

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin than in North Carolina. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

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WI $9,284NC $2,637

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.