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Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Hand

South Carolina 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$871$427 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$977 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,244Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $871

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
$1,230.27
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,412.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,698.24
11 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
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$933

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.