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Release Of Tight Muscles At Base Of Thumb

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 26508

Divides and loosens the tightened muscles in the fleshy pad at the base of the thumb so a thumb that has been pulled in toward the palm can open out again. The surgeon works through an incision in the palm, releasing the contracted muscle and any tight tissue holding the thumb down. It restores the span between thumb and fingers that is needed to grasp objects.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Release Of Tight Muscles At Base Of Thumb cost?

$1,942

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,942 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,148 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$676 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$794 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,318Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,778
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $794

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
$676.08
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,348.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.4 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Carolina· 48th of 50

$1,942

$794 physician + $1,148 facility

IN $10,909MD $1,160

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.