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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

Colorado rates for HCPCS 21931

This procedure removes a lump of soft tissue located just beneath the skin of the back or flank. The surgeon cuts out the growth along with a margin of surrounding tissue, and the specimen is typically sent to a lab for evaluation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back cost?

$6,058

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,058 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$468 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$2,884 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,715Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $562

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
$851.14
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Connecticut 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 13th of 50

$6,058

$562 physician + $5,495 facility

CT $7,695ND $1,369

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.