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Wide Removal Of A Fingertip Bone Tumor

Colorado rates for HCPCS 26262

Removes a tumor from the bone in the last segment of a finger, taking a margin of the surrounding healthy tissue with it so that no diseased cells are left behind. This wider removal is used for aggressive or cancerous growths rather than for a simple lump. Depending on how much bone must be taken, the fingertip may end up shorter or need reconstruction.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Wide Removal Of A Fingertip Bone Tumor cost?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$708 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,585 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $871 to $8,511Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 7.4 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$1,023

AK $2,570TX $347

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.