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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

Rhode Island 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?

$603

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $741.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $7,244Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $427 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $562

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$603

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.