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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 July 2026.

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

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 5 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$1,122$759 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$4,677 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $1,122

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
$3,890.45
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 15th of 51

$1,318

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.