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Removal of Tumor in Front of Tailbone

Delaware rates for HCPCS 49215

This surgery removes a tumor located deep in the pelvis, in the area in front of the tailbone. Because of the tumor's location near major nerves, blood vessels, and the rectum, this operation can require a careful, extensive surgical approach. The goal is to remove the tumor completely while protecting the surrounding structures.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Tumor in Front of Tailbone cost?

$4,635

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,635 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,344$2,188 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$324 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $151 to $7,244Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,311
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $2,344

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.7 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

Delaware· 45th of 50

$4,635

$2,344 physician + $2,291 facility

ME $15,874MD $2,781

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.