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Removal of Soft-Tissue Growth in Neck or Chest

Virginia 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?

$2,951

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $5,888.

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 $2,951 · 10th to 90th $776 to $8,318Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,288
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $955

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 50

$2,951

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.