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Tendon Transfer for Ring and Little Finger

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 26497

Surgery that reroutes a working tendon in the hand so it takes over the job of small hand muscles that no longer work in the ring and little fingers. Restoring that pull lets those fingers straighten and bend together instead of curling into a claw position. It is done when nerve damage has left the small muscles inside the hand paralyzed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer for Ring and Little Finger cost?

$5,657

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,657 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$794 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$1,349 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $14,454Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,884
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,786professional $871

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNew Mexico $5,657 · 20th of 50
IN $11,166MD $1,806

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.