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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Nebraska 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$1,479$912 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,754 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,248
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $1,479

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,918.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 8th of 51

$1,820

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.