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Pollicization: Making a Thumb From a Finger

Wyoming 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?

$2,291

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $4,786.

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

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $5,754
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,169professional $1,778

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $2,291 · 23rd 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.