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Removal of Soft-Tissue Growth in Neck or Chest

Washington 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?

$1,862

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $9,772.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $912 to $13,183
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,862

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
$912.01
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$17,782.79
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,235.94
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 41st of 50

$1,862

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.