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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

South Dakota 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 7 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$1,622$955 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,413 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $1,622

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,918.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,949.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$1,622

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.