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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Michigan 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$977$851 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$977 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $550 to $3,715Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $977

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
$1,023.29
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,096.48
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
12 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
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 27th of 51

$1,000

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.