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LENGTHENING OF HAND TENDON
Fort Wayne, IN
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC’s median price of $5.5k is 71% 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: 12 payers, 32 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 | Medicaid medicaid out of state facility · other · outpatient | $955.62 | $955.62 | $955.62 – $955.62 |
| 2 | Anthem anthem in medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 3 | Caresource caresource hhw in medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 4 | Caresource caresource in hip facility · other · outpatient | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 5 | Humana humana pathways in medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 6 | Medicaid in medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hcc in medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare uhc pathways in medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1,242 | $1,242 | $1,242 – $1,242 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,066 | $3,066 | $3,066 – $3,066 |
| 10 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,289 | $3,289 | $3,289 – $3,289 |
| 11 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,406 | $3,406 | $3,406 – $3,406 |
| 12 | Anthem node anthem in mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,406 | $3,406 | $3,406 – $3,406 |
| 13 | Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,406 | $3,406 | $3,406 – $3,406 |
| 14 | Anthem anthem in hip facility · other · outpatient | $3,462 | $3,462 | $3,462 – $3,462 |
| 15 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · per diem · outpatient | $3,462 | $3,462 | $3,462 – $3,462 |
| 16 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,475 | $3,475 | $3,475 – $3,475 |
| 17 | Anthem node anthem essentials marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,193 | $5,193 | $5,193 – $5,193 |
| 18 | Anthem anthem in work comp facility · other · outpatient | $5,539 | $5,539 | $5,539 – $5,539 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,474 | $6,474 | $6,474 – $6,474 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,799 | $6,799 | $6,799 – $6,799 |
| 21 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8,976 | $8,976 | $8,976 – $8,976 |
| 22 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9,973 | $9,973 | $9,973 – $9,973 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9,973 | $9,973 | $9,973 – $9,973 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10,152 | $10,152 | $10,152 – $10,152 |
| 25 | Anthem anthem in marketplace stld facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11,381 | $11,381 | $11,381 – $11,381 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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