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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

North Dakota 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,349 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$776 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,778Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $832professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$1,549

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.