go back

Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

Kentucky 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?

$2,869

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,869 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$525$437 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,413 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $776 to $5,129Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $525

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
$501.19
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
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
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,290.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 44th of 50

$2,869

$525 physician + $2,344 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.