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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Pennsylvania 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$794$741 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$692 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,898Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $794

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
$870.96
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,709.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$870.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,445.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,258.93
10 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
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 42nd of 51

$813

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.