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Deep Neck Or Chest Wall Soft Tissue Tumor Removal

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 21556

This procedure surgically removes a soft-tissue tumor located in the neck or upper chest wall from underneath the muscle layer, rather than just beneath the skin. The surgeon removes the growth along with a margin of surrounding tissue. This deeper, sub-muscular approach is more involved than removing a similar growth that sits closer to the skin surface.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Deep Neck Or Chest Wall Soft Tissue Tumor Removal cost?

$794

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $3,467.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $7,762Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $525 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $550

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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, DC· 25th of 51

$794

CA $1,995WV $525

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.