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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$1,096$955 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,148 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $1,096

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
$1,000.00
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,943.28
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd 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.