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Tendon Transfer in the Hand

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer in the Hand cost?

$3,441

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,441 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,445$1,000 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,148 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,399Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Vermont 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 29th of 51

$3,441

$1,445 physician + $1,995 facility

VT $11,329WV $2,273

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.