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Tendon Transfer On The Back Of The Hand

South Carolina 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?

$8,318

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $12,589.

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 $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $20,417
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $8,318

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
$1,000.00
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$21,877.62

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $8,318 · 2nd 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.