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26478 - PF LENGTHENING OF TENDON FLEXOR HAND/FINGER EACH TENDON
Charleston, WV
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Charleston Area Medical Center’s median price of $729 is 78% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 9% 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: 8 payers, 13 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 | Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · both | $478.17 | $478.17 | $478.17 – $478.17 |
| 2 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · both | $573.08 | $573.08 | $573.08 – $573.08 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $612.38 | $612.38 | $612.38 – $612.38 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $612.38 | $612.38 | $612.38 – $612.38 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $612.38 | $612.38 | $612.38 – $612.38 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $630.75 | $630.75 | $630.75 – $630.75 |
| 7 | Tricare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $882.00 | $882.00 | $882.00 – $882.00 |
| 8 | Caresource commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $918.57 | $918.57 | $918.57 – $918.57 |
| 9 | Highmark ppo aca fee schedule · both | $1,036 | $1,036 | $1,036 – $1,036 |
| 10 | Highmark ppo/pos fee schedule · both | $1,036 | $1,036 | $1,036 – $1,036 |
| 11 | Highmark traditional fee schedule · both | $1,036 | $1,036 | $1,036 – $1,036 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,441 | $1,441 | $1,441 – $1,441 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,455 | $1,455 | $1,455 – $1,455 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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