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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

Hawaii 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?

$1,660

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $3,802.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $437 to $4,266
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $1,622

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
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$724.44
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Hawaii· 3rd of 51

$1,660

CA $1,778DE $479

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.