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Removal of Soft-Tissue Growth in Neck or Chest

Pennsylvania 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?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,692 to $6,761.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $955 to $9,550
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786

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
$954.99
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,715.19
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,182.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 16th of 50

$4,786

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.