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Tendon Transfer In The Hand

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 26485

Moves a working tendon in the hand to a new attachment point so it can take over a movement that a damaged, cut or paralysed tendon can no longer produce. The rerouted tendon is secured in its new position and, once healed, is retrained to do the new job.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer In The Hand cost?

$1,096

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $1,202.

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 $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,288
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $1,096

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
$933.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Hawaii· 26th of 51

$1,096

AK $3,467TX $389

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.