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Correction Of A Claw Finger

New York 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 9 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$832 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,020 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $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
$1,071.52
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,089.30
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,715.35
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where New York 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.

New York· 21st of 51

$1,380

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.