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Correction Of A Claw Finger

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$1,175$891 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,905 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,380
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $1,175

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
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 25th 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.