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Thumb Opposition Surgery Using A Hand Muscle

Pennsylvania 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$813$794 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,288 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $724 to $5,888Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $813

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
$831.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,819.70
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,778.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,467.37
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
10 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
$380.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 43rd of 51

$832

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.