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Wide Removal Of A Fingertip Bone Tumor

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 8 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$955$631 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,344 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $6,761Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,042
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $955

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
$1,000.00
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $1,000 · 21st of 51
CA $4,898DE $631

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.