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.
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LENGTHENING OF HAND TENDON
Madison, WI
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Meriter Hospital, Inc’s median price of $2.0k is 38% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 24% 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: 4 payers, 16 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 | Anthem medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $604.83 | $604.83 | $604.83 – $604.83 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $604.83 | $604.83 | $604.83 – $604.83 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $635.07 | $635.07 | $635.07 – $635.07 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · both | $1,412 | $1,412 | $1,412 – $1,412 |
| 5 | Anthem blue priority/pathway case rate · both | $1,851 | $1,851 | $1,851 – $1,851 |
| 6 | Anthem hmo/pos case rate · both | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 7 | Anthem ppo case rate · both | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 8 | Wellmark commercial case rate · both | $2,020 | $2,020 | $2,020 – $2,020 |
| 9 | Anthem medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3,134 | $3,134 | $3,134 – $3,134 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3,134 | $3,134 | $3,134 – $3,134 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3,134 | $3,134 | $3,134 – $3,134 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $5,169 | $5,169 | $5,169 – $5,169 |
| 13 | Anthem blue priority/pathway per diem · outpatient | $6,952 | $6,952 | $6,952 – $6,952 |
| 14 | Anthem hmo/pos per diem · outpatient | $7,317 | $7,317 | $7,317 – $7,317 |
| 15 | Anthem ppo per diem · outpatient | $10,922 | $10,922 | $10,922 – $10,922 |
| 16 | Wellmark commercial per diem · outpatient | $10,922 | $10,922 | $10,922 – $10,922 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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