go back

Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

Nevada 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?

$3,204

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,204 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$692$490 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$2,239 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $741 to $5,248Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,239
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $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
$457.09
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,344.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 39th of 50

$3,204

$692 physician + $2,512 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.