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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Oregon 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 8 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$1,380$1,148 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$1,230 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $955 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,344
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $1,380

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
$2,041.74
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,995.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$12,882.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$1,445

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.