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Thumb Opposition Surgery Using A Hand Muscle

Vermont 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?

$955

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $1,023.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,380
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $955

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $955 · 43rd 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.