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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26568

This procedure surgically lengthens a bone in the hand or a finger that is abnormally short, often due to a condition present from birth. The surgeon cuts the bone and increases its length, sometimes adding a bone graft or a lengthening device, to improve the hand's appearance and function.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone cost?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,570 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,570$871 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,259 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $10,715Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $832 to $5,012
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $2,570

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,370.32
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,248.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$2,455

CA $5,012DE $955

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.