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Removal of Soft-Tissue Growth in Neck or Chest

Kentucky 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?

$2,344

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $3,548.

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 $2,344 · 10th to 90th $851 to $4,365
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344

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
$616.60
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
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
$794.33
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 39th of 50

$2,344

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.