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Correction Of A Claw Finger

Minnesota 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 6 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$2,089$1,514 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,455 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $10,715Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $2,089

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
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,890.45
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$2,188

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.