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Procedure price report · Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons

Removal of deep soft tissue growth in back, under 5 cm

CPT 21932the billing code this page is about

Surgical removal of a tumor lying beneath the fascia or within muscle of the back or flank, measuring less than 5 centimeters.

Hospitals typically charge $2,782 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 846 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,718. Most fall between $1,095 and $4,880 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
846
States
50
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 846 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$834$1,266$2,782$4,394$7,176

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 8.6× what the cheapest tenth charges ($834 vs $7,176).

How the prices are spread

$662 – $868: 52 hospitals$662$868 – $1,138: 85 hospitals$1,138 – $1,492: 77 hospitals$1,138$1,492 – $1,955: 81 hospitals$1,955 – $2,562: 63 hospitals$1,955$2,562 – $3,359: 104 hospitals$3,359 – $4,402: 134 hospitals$3,359$4,402 – $5,770: 79 hospitals$5,770 – $7,563: 50 hospitals$5,770$7,563 – $9,913: 37 hospitals$7,563median $2,782price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (762 of 846 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$662$86852
$868$1,13885
$1,138$1,49277
$1,492$1,95581
$1,955$2,56263
$2,562$3,359104
$3,359$4,402134
$4,402$5,77079
$5,770$7,56350
$7,563$9,91337

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,968
Median cash price$2,782
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.94×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,782.

Alaska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: median $924 across 10 hospitalsVT$924New Hampshire: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,900 across 24 hospitalsWA$1,900Idaho: median $6,379 across 11 hospitalsID$6,379Montana: median $949 across 12 hospitalsMT$949North Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $2,988 across 32 hospitalsMN$2,988Illinois: median $1,622 across 31 hospitalsIL$1,622Wisconsin: median $3,217 across 47 hospitalsWI$3,217Michigan: median $1,285 across 38 hospitalsMI$1,285New York: median $3,387 across 64 hospitalsNY$3,387Massachusetts: median $3,704 across 16 hospitalsMA$3,704Oregon: median $1,386 across 16 hospitalsOR$1,386Nevada: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,622 across 31 hospitalsIA$1,622Indiana: median $936 across 16 hospitalsIN$936Ohio: median $3,113 across 33 hospitalsOH$3,113Pennsylvania: median $2,094 across 34 hospitalsPA$2,094New Jersey: median $3,819 across 34 hospitalsNJ$3,819Connecticut: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $4,394 across 62 hospitalsCA$4,394Utah: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,510 across 11 hospitalsCO$1,510Nebraska: median $1,361 across 15 hospitalsNE$1,361Missouri: median $1,266 across 17 hospitalsMO$1,266Kentucky: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $2,782 across 17 hospitalsWV$2,782Virginia: median $3,914 across 23 hospitalsVA$3,914Maryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $3,074 across 10 hospitalsAZ$3,074New Mexico: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $1,108 across 20 hospitalsKS$1,108Arkansas: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: median $3,399 across 21 hospitalsNC$3,399South Carolina: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,093 across 13 hospitalsOK$1,093Louisiana: median $2,821 across 10 hospitalsLA$2,821Mississippi: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: median $2,697 across 11 hospitalsAL$2,697Georgia: median $11,629 across 14 hospitalsGA$11,629Hawaii: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $3,012 across 32 hospitalsTX$3,012Florida: median $5,601 across 21 hospitalsFL$5,601
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,782. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Georgia GA14$11,629+318%$3,207 – $15,440
Idaho ID11$6,379+129%$2,575 – $7,765
Florida FL21$5,601+101%$2,553 – $6,277
California CA62$4,394+58%$1,847 – $7,683
Virginia VA23$3,914+41%$1,315 – $5,453
New Jersey NJ34$3,819+37%$3,171 – $5,419
Massachusetts MA16$3,704+33%$2,474 – $4,577
North Carolina NC21$3,399+22%$2,006 – $3,399
New York NY64$3,387+22%$1,071 – $4,595
Wisconsin WI47$3,217+16%$1,785 – $3,448
Ohio OH33$3,113+12%$1,237 – $12,454
Arizona AZ10$3,074+10%$721 – $8,484
Texas TX32$3,012+8%$2,425 – $3,384
Minnesota MN32$2,988+7%$1,952 – $3,364
Louisiana LA10$2,821+1%$684 – $5,651
West Virginia WV17$2,7820%$1,670 – $3,526
Alabama AL11$2,697−3%$1,858 – $7,446
Pennsylvania PA34$2,094−25%$433 – $5,329
Washington WA24$1,900−32%$1,312 – $5,054
Iowa IA31$1,622−42%$1,230 – $1,997
Illinois IL31$1,622−42%$1,075 – $3,193
Colorado CO11$1,510−46%$1,095 – $4,299
Oregon OR16$1,386−50%$1,232 – $2,150
Nebraska NE15$1,361−51%$803 – $2,580
Michigan MI38$1,285−54%$763 – $3,448
Missouri MO17$1,266−55%$1,043 – $2,746
Kansas KS20$1,108−60%$800 – $2,084
Oklahoma OK13$1,093−61%$1,093 – $5,835
Montana MT12$949−66%$513 – $1,271
Indiana IN16$936−66%$756 – $3,058
Vermont VT10$924−67%$662 – $1,672
Mississippi MS9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,782.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care625$3,168$1,194 – $5,453
Children’s10fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access210$1,645$1,001 – $3,364
Ownership
For-profit71$3,368$1,257 – $7,238
Government168$2,023$1,133 – $3,800
Non-profit606$2,953$1,093 – $5,040
System affiliation
Part of a system640$3,074$1,162 – $5,122
Independent206$1,782$1,053 – $3,833

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,371
Median cash price$2,782
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

463 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,273 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,483; most fall between $1,093 and $4,394.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 463 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$836$1,240$2,273$3,914$6,277

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.5× what the cheapest tenth charges ($836 vs $6,277).

Of the 519 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 463 gave a usable cash price; 25 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 31 a list price only.

How complete is this

846 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (21%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 944 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted846
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here55
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded5
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded37
Hospitals that filed this code944

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Exc Tumor Soft Tiss Back/Flank Subfascial <5cm.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Removal of deep soft tissue growth in back, under 5 cm (CPT 21932) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-21932-removal-of-deep-soft-tissue-growth-in-back-under-5-cm