go back

Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Idaho 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,514$1,259 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,148 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,820
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $1,514

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,630.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,621.81
20 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
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$1,514

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.