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Correction Of A Claw Finger

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 7 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$1,148$851 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$3,388 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,913Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,898
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,129professional $1,148

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
$1,148.15
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,445.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 27th 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.