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Correction Of A Claw Finger

Colorado rates for HCPCS 26499

Surgery to correct a finger that sits in a claw position, with the knuckle bent backwards and the smaller joints curled in. The pull on the finger is rebalanced so it can rest and open in a more normal position and grip properly. It covers approaches other than the standard tendon transfers used for this problem.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Correction Of A Claw Finger cost?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$891 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$3,311 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $13,183Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $912

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.6 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.

Colorado· 10th of 51

$1,622

CA $5,012DE $891

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.