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
PR LENGTHENING TENDON FLEXOR HAND/FINGER EACH
Burlington, VT
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University of Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $724 is 78% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 9% 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: 7 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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $433.18 | $433.18 | $433.18 – $433.18 |
| 2 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $564.22 | $564.22 | $564.22 – $564.22 |
| 3 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $579.54 | $579.54 | $532.55 – $626.53 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $583.94 | $583.94 | $536.59 – $631.28 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $628.15 | $628.15 | $628.15 – $628.15 |
| 6 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $631.28 | $631.28 | $631.28 – $631.28 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $1,256 | $1,256 | $1,154 – $1,358 |
| 8 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1,730 | $1,730 | $1,730 – $1,730 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,083 | $2,083 | $2,083 – $2,083 |
| 10 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $2,446 | $2,446 | $2,446 – $2,446 |
| 11 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $2,446 | $2,446 | $2,446 – $2,446 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $2,446 | $2,446 | $2,446 – $2,446 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $3,002 | $3,002 | $3,002 – $3,002 |
Last updated: Oct 12, 2026
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