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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Georgia 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 5 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$1,175$955 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,239 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $1,175

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
$1,348.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 22nd of 51

$1,445

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.