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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 October 2026.

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

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$776$676 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,042 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $9,772Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $776

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,467.37
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,041.74
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,168.69
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
15 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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$446.68
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$213.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33

Where New York 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.

New York· 46th of 51

$776

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.