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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Iowa 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$1,660$1,288 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,514 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $1,660

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
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
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$1,660

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.