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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

New York 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?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 9 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$891$759 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$2,884 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $10,965Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,399
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $891

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
$954.99
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,548.13
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,388.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where New York 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.

New York· 19th of 51

$1,288

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.