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
Beachwood, OH
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University Hospitals Health System’s median price of $3.1k is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 41% 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: 11 payers, 19 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 commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,246 | $2,246 | $2,246 – $2,246 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 5 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 7 | Medical Mutual medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 8 | Molina medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,096 | $3,096 | $3,096 – $3,096 |
| 11 | Medical Mutual medflex commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,396 | $4,396 | $4,396 – $4,396 |
| 12 | Ambetter commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,572 | $5,572 | $5,572 – $5,572 |
| 13 | Caresource marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,572 | $5,572 | $5,572 – $5,572 |
| 14 | Anthem commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,034 | $6,034 | $6,034 – $6,034 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $7,094 | $7,094 | $7,094 – $7,094 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $7,826 | $7,826 | $7,826 – $7,826 |
| 17 | Medical Mutual commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $7,840 | $7,840 | $7,840 – $7,840 |
| 18 | Medical Mutual northern ohio commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $7,840 | $7,840 | $7,840 – $7,840 |
| 19 | Medical Mutual supermed commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $7,840 | $7,840 | $7,840 – $7,840 |
Last updated: Jul 14, 2026
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