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Removal Of A Soft Tissue Growth Near The Thigh Or Knee

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 27337

This procedure surgically removes a soft-tissue tumor located just beneath the skin of the thigh or knee area. The growth and a margin of surrounding tissue are taken out through an incision, and the tissue is typically sent to a lab to determine what it is.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Soft Tissue Growth Near The Thigh Or Knee cost?

$2,385

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,385 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$871$617 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$603 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,820Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,148
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $871

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Colorado 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

South Dakota· 32nd of 51

$2,385

$871 physician + $1,514 facility

CO $6,755MT $1,384

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.