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Removal of Soft-Tissue Growth in Neck or Chest

Indiana 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?

$10,000

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,457 to $15,136.

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 $10,000 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $17,783
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,000

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
$1,071.52
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$18,620.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 2nd of 50

$10,000

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.