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Tendon Transfer On The Back Of The Hand

Texas 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?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $5,248.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $891 to $10,715
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $3,388

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
$3,235.94
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$45,708.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Texas 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.

Texas $3,388 · 29th 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.