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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Maryland 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?

$832

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $891.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,820Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,514
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $457professional $832

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$832

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.