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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

South Carolina 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?

$6,994

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,994 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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$537$457 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$3,631 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $537 to $13,183Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,514
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $537

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
$537.03
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,819.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 5th of 50

$6,994

$537 physician + $6,457 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.