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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Minnesota 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 6 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$2,239$1,622 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$2,630 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $21,380Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,012professional $2,239

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
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$2,291

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.