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
LENGTHENING OF HAND TENDON
Mobile, AL
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USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital’s median price of $651 is 80% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 6% 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: 8 payers, 14 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 all payor/commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $477.00 | $477.00 | $477.00 – $477.00 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo/commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $525.00 | $525.00 | $525.00 – $525.00 |
| 3 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $637.96 | $637.96 | $637.96 – $637.96 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $650.98 | $650.98 | $650.98 – $650.98 |
| 5 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $650.98 | $650.98 | $650.98 – $650.98 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage/hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $650.98 | $650.98 | $650.98 – $650.98 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $650.98 | $650.98 | $650.98 – $650.98 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $650.98 | $650.98 | $650.98 – $650.98 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · case rate · outpatient | $650.98 | $650.98 | $650.98 – $650.98 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $650.98 | $650.98 | $650.98 – $650.98 |
| 11 | Molina medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $716.08 | $716.08 | $716.08 – $716.08 |
| 12 | Ambetter commercial/exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $781.18 | $781.18 | $781.18 – $781.18 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,398 | $2,398 | $2,398 – $2,398 |
| 14 | Molina managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,638 | $2,638 | $2,638 – $2,638 |
Last updated: Apr 30, 2026
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