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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Ohio 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 8 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$1,023$891 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,236 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,818
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $1,023

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
$1,621.81
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 35th of 51

$1,230

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.