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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Hand

New Jersey 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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$1,096$813 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,862 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $1,096

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
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,089.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 35th of 51

$1,122

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.