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Thumb Opposition Surgery Using A Hand Muscle

Idaho 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 October 2026.

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

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,318 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,862 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,862
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,995.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$6,309.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,698.24
21 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$239.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 7.4 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$1,622

AK $3,467TX $468

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.