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Removal of Soft-Tissue Growth in Neck or Chest

Iowa rates for HCPCS 21554

Removes a soft-tissue growth from the neck or the front of the chest wall, meaning a lump in the fat, muscle or connective tissue rather than in an organ. The surgeon makes an incision over the lump, takes it out together with a rim of normal tissue around it, and closes the wound. The tissue removed is sent to a laboratory to be examined under a microscope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Soft-Tissue Growth in Neck or Chest cost?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $6,457.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,399
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $1,413

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
$1,148.15
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

Iowa· 25th of 50

$3,802

ME $10,233ND $724

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.