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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Hand

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

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

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,698$1,072 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$1,413 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $776 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,570
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $1,698

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Connecticut· 12th of 51

$1,698

AK $4,365TX $562

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.