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 TENDON FLEX HAND/FINGR EA TENDON
Avon, IN
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Indiana University Health West Hospital Inc.’s median price of $3.5k is 7% above the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 59% 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, 12 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 | Caresource all government medicaid hip fee schedule · outpatient | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 2 | Caresource all managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 4 | Aetna all managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,475 | $3,475 | $3,475 – $3,475 |
| 5 | Humana all managed medicare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,475 | $3,475 | $3,475 – $3,475 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,475 | $3,475 | $3,475 – $3,475 |
| 7 | Humana all managed medicare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,544 | $3,544 | $3,544 – $3,544 |
| 8 | WellCare all managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,544 | $3,544 | $3,544 – $3,544 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all managed care case rate · outpatient | $4,025 | $4,025 | $4,025 – $4,025 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare aso fee schedule · outpatient | $4,691 | $4,691 | $4,691 – $4,691 |
| 11 | Caresource all marketplace plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5,212 | $5,212 | $5,212 – $5,212 |
| 12 | Ambetter all hmo marketplace plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5,733 | $5,733 | $5,733 – $5,733 |
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
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