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Excision Of A Soft Tissue Or Skin Band In The Hand

Vermont 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?

$912

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $977.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,318
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $912

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 43rd of 51

$912

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.