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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

South Dakota 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,698$1,202 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$891 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,188Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $1,698

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
$776.25
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$1,660

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.