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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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 9 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$1,047$871 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$3,162 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $1,047

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
$1,174.90
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,890.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,265.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where New York 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.

New York· 21st 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.