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Shave Removal, Small-Medium Growth, Face Area

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 11311

A raised skin growth on the face, an ear, an eyelid, the nose, or a lip is shaved off flush with the surrounding skin using a blade. This version applies to a growth a bit larger than the smallest size handled this way in these sensitive areas.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Shave Removal, Small-Medium Growth, Face Area cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 73 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$75.86 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$245 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $93 to $8,318Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $56 to $363
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $2,291professional $117

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
$83.18
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$234.42

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

AK $224RI $93.33

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.