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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Hand

Alabama 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 4 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$1,096$891 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,230 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,042
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,862professional $1,096

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $1,259 · 37th of 51
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.