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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Indiana 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $22,387 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$955$871 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22,387$7,762 to $30,903

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22,387 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $35,481Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $22,387professional $955

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
$1,122.02
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 29th of 51

$1,318

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.