Hand flexor tendon lengthening, per tendon at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PR LENGTHENING TENDON FLEXOR HAND/FINGER EACH

Iowa City, IA

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University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown’s median price of $1.6k is 51% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 20% of the 1,526 hospitals reporting CPT 26478. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 26478 at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 20 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 medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$590.93	$590.93	$590.93 – $590.93
2	Molina medicaid/chip professional · fee schedule · both	$590.93	$590.93	$590.93 – $590.93
3	UnitedHealthcare medicare professional · fee schedule · both	$590.93	$590.93	$590.93 – $590.93
4	Wellmark medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$596.84	$596.84	$596.84 – $596.84
5	Healthpartners medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$602.75	$602.75	$602.75 – $602.75
6	Oscar commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,246	$1,246	$0.63 – $2,492
7	Wellmark hmo professional · fee schedule · both	$1,283	$1,283	$1,283 – $1,283
8	Wellmark indemnity/ppo professional · fee schedule · both	$1,509	$1,509	$1,509 – $1,509
9	Healthpartners level 1 plans professional · fee schedule · both	$1,601	$1,601	$1,601 – $1,601
10	Aetna coventry star preferred professional · fee schedule · both	$1,621	$1,621	$1,621 – $1,621
11	Healthpartners level 3 plans professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,681	$1,681	$0.85 – $3,362
12	Sanford Health Plan commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,681	$1,681	$0.85 – $3,362
13	UnitedHealthcare whirlpool professional · fee schedule · both	$1,707	$1,707	$1,707 – $1,707
14	MultiPlan commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,820	$1,820	$0.92 – $3,639
15	Healthpartners level 2 plans professional · fee schedule · both	$2,302	$2,302	$2,302 – $2,302
16	UnitedHealthcare river valley/heritage professional · fee schedule · both	$2,316	$2,316	$2,316 – $2,316
17	UnitedHealthcare deere premier professional · fee schedule · both	$2,432	$2,432	$2,432 – $2,432
18	UnitedHealthcare all payer professional · fee schedule · both	$4,146	$4,146	$4,146 – $4,146
19	UnitedHealthcare group specific professional · fee schedule · both	$4,146	$4,146	$4,146 – $4,146
20	UnitedHealthcare options ppo professional · fee schedule · both	$5,159	$5,159	$5,159 – $5,159

Last updated: Feb 27, 2026

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