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Correction Of A Claw Finger

Delaware 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 3 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$891$832 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,479 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,244Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,898professional $891

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 51st of 51

$891

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.