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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Massachusetts 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 7 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$1,259$1,000 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,089 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,311professional $1,259

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,630.27
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$45,708.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$45,708.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 20th of 51

$1,479

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.