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Correction Of A Claw Finger

Michigan 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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$933$832 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$4,074 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $6,918Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $933

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
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 40th of 51

$1,072

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.