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Correction Of A Claw Finger

Nebraska 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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$1,380$851 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$4,786 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $813 to $4,898
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $1,380

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 51

$1,698

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.