Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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LENGTHENING OF HAND TENDON
Caldwell, TX
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Burleson St. Joseph Health Center Of Caldwell, Texas’s median price of $2.4k is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 28% of the 1,526 hospitals reporting CPT 26478. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 10 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1,168 | $1,168 | $1,168 – $1,168 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starkids case rate · outpatient | $1,168 | $1,168 | $1,168 – $1,168 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|starkids case rate · outpatient | $1,202 | $1,202 | $1,202 – $1,202 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $2,124 | $2,124 | $2,124 – $2,124 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starplus case rate · outpatient | $2,725 | $2,725 | $2,725 – $2,725 |
| 6 | Cigna commercial|local plus case rate · outpatient | $2,888 | $2,888 | $2,888 – $2,888 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue premier case rate · outpatient | $3,832 | $3,832 | $3,832 – $3,832 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue advantage hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,860 | $3,860 | $3,860 – $3,860 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,106 | $4,106 | $4,106 – $4,106 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,517 | $4,517 | $4,517 – $4,517 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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