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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

New Hampshire 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?

$2,479

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,479 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$741$550 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$550 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $550 to $9,550Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $741

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
$549.54
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,412.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,412.54
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 45th of 50

$2,479

$741 physician + $1,738 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.