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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

New Mexico 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$1,047$832 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$776 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $575 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,318
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $1,047

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
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
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
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 24th of 51

$1,072

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.