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Hand Tendon Transfer Surgery With A Tendon Graft

Delaware rates for HCPCS 26489

This surgery restores hand function by rerouting a working tendon to take over the job of one that no longer works, and adds a piece of donor tendon to bridge the distance needed. It is used when nerve or tendon injury has left part of the hand unable to move normally on its own. The added graft tissue allows the transfer to reach and connect properly even when the original tendon path is too short.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hand Tendon Transfer Surgery With A Tendon Graft cost?

$1,000

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $1,096.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,074Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,175
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $955

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
$1,000.00
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 19.1 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.

Delaware· 40th of 51

$1,000

AK $3,981TX $209

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.