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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Montana 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 Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$1,349$1,047 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$1,479 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $1,820Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,512
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $1,349

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 17th 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.