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Tendon Transfer To Restore Hand Function, All Fingers

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 26498

This surgery reroutes a tendon to take over the job of small muscles inside the hand that normally help the fingers move precisely, restoring that function across all four fingers. It is used when nerve damage has left these small hand muscles unable to work on their own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Transfer To Restore Hand Function, All Fingers cost?

$1,698

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $4,074.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $1,259

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
$1,258.93
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,698.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,388.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 26th of 51

$1,698

CA $6,457DE $1,202

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.