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Removal Of Growth Under The Skin, Abdominal Wall

Iowa rates for HCPCS 22903

This procedure removes a soft-tissue growth located just beneath the skin of the abdominal wall, without going into deeper muscle or connective tissue. It is used for the larger version of this type of growth removal, as opposed to a smaller one handled with a simpler approach. The tissue is typically examined afterward to confirm whether it is benign or cancerous.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Growth Under The Skin, Abdominal Wall cost?

$3,268

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,268 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$977$692 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,202 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $851 to $6,918Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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

Iowa· 15th of 51

$3,268

$977 physician + $2,291 facility

WI $7,069MT $1,449

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.