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Removal of a Soft-Tissue Growth in the Upper Arm

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 24073

Removes a soft-tissue growth from the upper arm or the area around the elbow, meaning a lump in fat, muscle or connective tissue rather than in a bone or joint. The surgeon makes an incision over the lump, frees it from the nerves and vessels running nearby, takes it out and closes the wound. The tissue removed is sent to a laboratory to be examined under a microscope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Soft-Tissue Growth in the Upper Arm cost?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $5,248.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754

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
$676.08
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Minnesota· 32nd of 50

$2,754

IN $10,233WV $692

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.