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Removal of a Soft Tissue Growth on the Back

Vermont 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?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $589.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $537 to $724
$500$1Kprofessional $550

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 50th of 51

$550

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.