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Release Of A Tight Small Muscle In The Hand

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26593

Releases one of the small muscles that sit within the hand itself and fine-tune finger movement, when it has become permanently tight and is pulling the fingers into an abnormal position. The muscle or its tendon is divided or lengthened so the fingers can straighten and spread. One muscle is treated, and each additional muscle released is billed separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Release Of A Tight Small Muscle In The Hand cost?

$6,521

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,521 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,630$1,549 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$3,090 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $631 to $3,020
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,365.16
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,388.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Colorado 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$6,521

$2,630 physician + $3,890 facility

CO $6,535DE $1,440

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.