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Shave Removal, Small-Medium Growth, Face Area

Alaska 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 6 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$204$126 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$129 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $87 to $912Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $76 to $550
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $437professional $204

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
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84

Where Alaska sits

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.

Alaska $224 · 1st of 51
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.