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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Hand

Louisiana 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 5 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$1,318$1,000 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,349 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $794 to $5,129Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,042
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,512professional $1,318

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
$758.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $1,549 · 21st 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.