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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 October 2026.

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

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$1,000 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$933 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $575 to $4,677Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $794 to $5,888
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $1,318

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
$1,513.56
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,348.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
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
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 13th of 51

$1,318

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.