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Removal of Soft-Tissue Growth in Neck or Chest

New Mexico 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?

$7,413

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $9,333.

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

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $955 to $12,589
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,413

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
$1,071.52
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,125.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,589.25

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 6th of 50

$7,413

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.