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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Massachusetts 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 7 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$1,072$851 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,778 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $1,072

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
$1,513.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,467.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 20th of 51

$1,259

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.