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Thumb Opposition Surgery Using A Hand Muscle

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 26494

Restores the ability to swing the thumb across the palm to meet the other fingers, a movement that is lost when the muscle responsible stops working. A muscle from the little-finger side of the palm is redirected and attached so that it takes over that job.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thumb Opposition Surgery Using A Hand Muscle cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,148$794 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$5,248 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,630
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,586professional $1,148

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,187.76
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Connecticut $1,349 · 17th of 51
CA $5,012NM $871

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.