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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Kentucky 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$759$676 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$851 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,169Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,148
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $759

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
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
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
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$602.56

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$759

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.