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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Bone Tumor in the Hand cost?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 6 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$1,096$977 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$1,549 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $20,417Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,862
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $1,096

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
$1,230.27
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,238.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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· 38th of 51

$1,230

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.