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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

Georgia 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?

$4,958

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,958 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$490 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,089 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $6,918Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $692

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 18th of 50

$4,958

$692 physician + $4,266 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.