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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

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

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$1,072 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,089 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $759 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $1,380

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
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,238.72
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
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 8.3 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$1,380

AK $3,388TX $407

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.