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Tendon Transfer On The Back Of The Hand

Illinois rates for HCPCS 26483

Moves a working tendon on the back of the hand to a new attachment point so it can take over the job of a tendon that no longer works. It is used after injury, nerve damage, or disease has left a finger or thumb unable to move properly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer On The Back Of The Hand cost?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $4,677.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $871 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $912 to $3,981
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $1,479

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
$870.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$19,054.61
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,981.07
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $2,042 · 39th of 50
IN $10,233WV $851

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.