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Correction Of A Claw Finger

Vermont 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?

$1,000

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $1,047.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,413
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 43rd of 51

$1,000

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.