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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26596

This is a surgical procedure to remove a band of soft tissue or skin in the hand that is restricting normal movement or causing a structural problem. The band is surgically excised, and the surrounding tissue is often closed or reconstructed to restore normal hand form and function. It's performed by a hand or orthopedic surgeon.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand cost?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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$2,239$776 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$977 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $759 to $6,761Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,266
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $2,239

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,265.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,677.35
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,265.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$2,042

CA $3,981MD $832

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.