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Thumb Opposition Surgery Using A Hand Muscle

Wyoming 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?

$1,585

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $2,455.

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

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,951
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,169professional $1,479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $1,585 · 10th 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.