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
Kalkaska, MI
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Kalkaska Memorial Health Center’s median price of $619 is 81% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 5% 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, 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 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $425.79 | $425.79 | $425.79 – $425.79 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $425.79 | $425.79 | $425.79 – $425.79 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $434.31 | $434.31 | $434.31 – $434.31 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $619.41 | $619.41 | $619.41 – $619.41 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $619.41 | $619.41 | $619.41 – $619.41 |
| 6 | Molina medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $619.41 | $619.41 | $619.41 – $619.41 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $619.41 | $619.41 | $619.41 – $619.41 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $745.49 | $745.49 | $745.49 – $745.49 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo/traditional/hmo/blue care network commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $715.50 | $756.38 | $194.61 – $1,717 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1,064 | $1,064 | $1,064 – $1,064 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,309 | $2,309 | $2,309 – $2,309 |
| 12 | Molina managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,309 | $2,309 | $2,309 – $2,309 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,309 | $2,309 | $2,309 – $2,309 |
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
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