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.
Original text from hospital filings
LENGTHENING OF HAND TENDON
Kingston, NY
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HealthAlliance Hospital’s median price of $5.6k is 72% above the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 91% 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: 6 payers, 14 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 aetna hp network facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,394 | $2,394 | $2,394 – $2,394 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,660 | $2,660 | $2,660 – $2,660 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna employee facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,660 | $2,660 | $2,660 – $2,660 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,946 | $3,946 | $3,946 – $3,946 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross access facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,382 | $4,382 | $4,382 – $4,382 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,642 | $4,642 | $4,642 – $4,642 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,642 | $4,642 | $4,642 – $4,642 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross small group facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,929 | $4,929 | $4,929 – $4,929 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross commercial/healthy ny facility · case rate · outpatient | $5,477 | $5,477 | $5,477 – $5,477 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6,008 | $6,008 | $6,008 – $6,008 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6,011 | $6,011 | $6,011 – $6,011 |
| 12 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6,011 | $6,011 | $6,011 – $6,011 |
| 13 | Molina affinity by molina mcr facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6,308 | $6,308 | $6,308 – $6,308 |
| 14 | First Health first health facility · other · outpatient | $35,000 | $35,000 | $35,000 – $35,000 |
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026
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