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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Idaho 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 8 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$1,514$1,000 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,585 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,884professional $1,514

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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$23,442.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 15th of 51

$1,549

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.