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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Maine 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?

$1,148

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $933 to $1,380.

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 $14,791 · 10th to 90th $14,791 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $14,791professional $1,148

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
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 39th of 51

$1,148

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.