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Thumb Opposition Surgery Using A Hand Muscle

Ohio 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 8 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$912$794 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,512 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $10,965Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,512
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,129professional $912

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
$1,548.82
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $1,072 · 35th 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.