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Correction Of A Claw Finger

Georgia 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 5 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$1,000$851 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,995 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $1,000

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
$1,122.02
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 24th of 51

$1,259

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.