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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Maryland 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?

$1,000

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $1,047.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $513 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,514
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $1,000

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$1,000

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.