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Thumb Opposition Surgery Using A Hand Muscle

Oregon 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$1,445$1,202 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$1,318 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,399
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $1,585professional $1,445

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
$2,137.96
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$12,882.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $1,479 · 11th 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.