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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

Ohio 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?

$6,212

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,212 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$457 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$3,311 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $891 to $10,233Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,047
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,623professional $589

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
$891.25
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$21,379.62
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
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 9th of 50

$6,212

$589 physician + $5,623 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.