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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Hand

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26250

This surgery removes a tumor from one of the long bones of the hand, along with a margin of surrounding healthy tissue, to treat a cancerous or aggressive bone growth. It is a more extensive operation than a simple biopsy, aimed at removing the entire tumor.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Hand cost?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,818$1,000 to $4,571
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$955 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $724 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,754
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $2,818

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,467.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,754.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,165.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$2,818

CA $5,012WV $1,047

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.