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Tendon Transfer On The Back Of The Hand

Minnesota 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?

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $6,761.

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 $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $10,965
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266

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
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
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 12.0 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.

Minnesota· 19th of 50

$4,266

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.