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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Ohio 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$263 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$813 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $550 to $6,918Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $661

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
$1,862.09
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,348.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
7 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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 47th of 51

$676

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.