# CPT 21935: Radical resection of tumor, soft tissue of back/flank

Medicare CPT 21935 pays $955.93 in a non-facility setting and $955.93 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $851.87 in Arkansas to $1,178.83 in Alaska, a 38% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/21935-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $955.93 |
| National facility | $955.93 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $1,178.83 | $1,178.83 |
| Florida | $1,071.16 | $1,071.16 |
| New York | $1,060.94 | $1,060.94 |
| Illinois | $1,056.66 | $1,056.66 |
| District of Columbia | $1,054.76 | $1,054.76 |
| New Jersey | $1,032.99 | $1,032.99 |
| Connecticut | $1,016.39 | $1,016.39 |
| Washington | $991.89 | $991.89 |
| Massachusetts | $991.59 | $991.59 |
| Maryland | $985.68 | $985.68 |
| Michigan | $985.35 | $985.35 |
| California | $978.35 | $978.35 |
| West Virginia | $965.55 | $965.55 |
| Georgia | $965.53 | $965.53 |
| Rhode Island | $963.31 | $963.31 |
| Pennsylvania | $962.23 | $962.23 |
| Puerto Rico | $957.68 | $957.68 |
| Virgin Islands | $957.68 | $957.68 |
| Colorado | $956.36 | $956.36 |
| Montana | $955.69 | $955.69 |
| New Hampshire | $954.12 | $954.12 |
| New Mexico | $953.33 | $953.33 |
| Hawaii | $949.47 | $949.47 |
| Texas | $945.16 | $945.16 |
| Oregon | $943.99 | $943.99 |
| Delaware | $942.44 | $942.44 |
| Nevada | $936.12 | $936.12 |
| Louisiana | $933.48 | $933.48 |
| Ohio | $928.77 | $928.77 |
| Arizona | $928.55 | $928.55 |
| Missouri | $927.43 | $927.43 |
| Wyoming | $924.58 | $924.58 |
| Utah | $924.24 | $924.24 |
| Virginia | $914.99 | $914.99 |
| South Carolina | $913.27 | $913.27 |
| Kentucky | $909.80 | $909.80 |
| Maine | $896.51 | $896.51 |
| Oklahoma | $894.45 | $894.45 |
| Vermont | $893.14 | $893.14 |
| North Carolina | $890.74 | $890.74 |
| North Dakota | $884.31 | $884.31 |
| Minnesota | $880.42 | $880.42 |
| Mississippi | $879.52 | $879.52 |
| South Dakota | $875.87 | $875.87 |
| Tennessee | $870.68 | $870.68 |
| Indiana | $870.35 | $870.35 |
| Idaho | $866.52 | $866.52 |
| Kansas | $865.09 | $865.09 |
| Alabama | $863.19 | $863.19 |
| Wisconsin | $858.91 | $858.91 |
| Nebraska | $856.04 | $856.04 |
| Iowa | $855.74 | $855.74 |
| Arkansas | $851.87 | $851.87 |

## Related codes

- 19000: Puncture aspiration of cyst of breast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19020: Mastotomy with exploration or drainage of abscess — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19020-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19081: Biopsy, breast, with placement of localization device, stereotactic guidance, first lesion — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19081-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19083: Biopsy, breast, with placement of localization device, ultrasound guidance, first lesion — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19083-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19100: Biopsy of breast, percutaneous, needle core — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19100-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19120: Excision of cyst/fibroadenoma/lesion of breast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19120-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19301: Mastectomy, partial (lumpectomy) — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19301-cpt-fee-schedule
- 19303: Mastectomy, simple, complete — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/19303-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 21935 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules