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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Hand

Missouri 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$1,148$955 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$955 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $550 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,754
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,862professional $1,148

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
$1,698.24
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
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
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 30th of 51

$1,175

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.