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Removal of a Birth-Related Neck Cyst (Skin-Level)

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 42810

Surgical removal of a cyst or remnant of tissue in the neck that has been present since birth, related to structures that normally disappear during early development. This version removes the cyst when it is limited to the skin and the tissue just beneath it, without extending deeper into the neck. The area is closed with stitches after the growth is removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Birth-Related Neck Cyst (Skin-Level) cost?

$1,006

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,006 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $617 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$389$324 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$617$417 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $331 to $16,596Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $275 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $617professional $389

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
$331.13
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Maine than in 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Carolina· 45th of 50

$1,006

$389 physician + $617 facility

ME $8,968VA $899

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.