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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Utah 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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$1,230$912 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$3,388 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,248
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $1,230

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
$1,230.27
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$21,379.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 27th of 51

$1,349

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.