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Tendon Transfer To Restore Thumb Movement

Montana 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 October 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer To Restore Thumb Movement cost?

$2,959

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,959 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,445$977 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,514 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $2,630Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,514
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $1,445

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,737.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Montana· 40th of 51

$2,959

$1,445 physician + $1,514 facility

AK $8,081HI $2,620

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.