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Thumb Opposition Surgery Using A Hand Muscle

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 9 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$933$794 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,090 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $10,965Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,455
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,898professional $933

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
$1,047.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,995.26
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,715.35
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,981.07
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where New York 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.

New York $1,349 · 18th 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.