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Release Of Tight Muscles At Base Of Thumb

Nebraska 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 October 2026.

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

$3,983

Typical total for the visit. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,983 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$1,413$1,175 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,122 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $832 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,570professional $1,413

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,011.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Nebraska· 11th of 51

$3,983

$1,413 physician + $2,570 facility

AK $6,645DE $1,482

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.