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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Hand

Indiana 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$871 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$1,413 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $794 to $14,125Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $912

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
$977.24
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,754.40
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,862.09
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
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$758.58

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$977

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.