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Removal of Tumor in Front of Tailbone

Georgia 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?

$6,551

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,551 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$2,570$2,188 to $3,631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$1,905 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,710Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $4,677
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $2,570

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,495.41
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,128.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,248.07
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 26th of 50

$6,551

$2,570 physician + $3,981 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.