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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Minnesota 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?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 6 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$1,995$1,445 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$2,291 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,020
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $1,995

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
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$2,042

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.