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Repair Of A Small Muscle Within The Hand

Maryland rates for HCPCS 26591

Repairs one of the small muscles that lie within the hand itself and control fine finger movement, after it has been torn, cut or otherwise damaged. The surgeon exposes the muscle and stitches the damaged fibers or their attachment so it pulls properly again. One muscle is treated, and each additional muscle repaired is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Small Muscle Within The Hand cost?

$617

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $851.

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

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,677Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $525 to $912
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $741professional $603

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
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $617 · 48th of 50
IN $10,233WV $468

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.