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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

Utah 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?

$5,810

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,810 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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$912$550 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$3,162 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,943Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,239
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $912

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
$676.08
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$912.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83

Where Utah 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

Utah· 14th of 50

$5,810

$912 physician + $4,898 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.