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Surgical Lengthening of a Hand or Finger Bone

Vermont 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?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $1,122.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $1,549
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $1,072

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 41st of 51

$1,072

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.