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Pollicization: Making a Thumb From a Finger

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 26550

Surgery that moves one of the fingers, along with its tendons, nerves and blood vessels, into the position and angle of a thumb. It gives a working, opposable thumb to someone born without one or who has lost one, so the hand can pinch and grip.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pollicization: Making a Thumb From a Finger cost?

$1,778

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $3,802.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $2,455
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,074professional $1,738

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
$1,737.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,677.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $1,778 · 43rd of 51
CA $6,918DE $1,660

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.