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Tendon Transfer in the Hand

Minnesota 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?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $5,888.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $10,471
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981

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
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,079.46
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. 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.

Minnesota· 17th of 51

$3,981

IN $7,943DE $813

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.