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Tendon Transfer To Restore Thumb Movement

Maryland rates for HCPCS 26496

This hand surgery restores the thumb's ability to move opposite the fingers (opposition) by rerouting a working tendon from elsewhere in the hand or forearm to take over for a muscle that no longer works. It is most often needed after nerve damage — such as from a wrist injury or long-standing carpal tunnel syndrome — has weakened the thumb muscles that normally control this motion. The transferred tendon is anchored so it pulls the thumb into the new position when the patient tries to move it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer To Restore Thumb Movement cost?

$955

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $1,175.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,239Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $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. 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
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,344.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$955

CA $5,012NM $933

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.