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Shave Removal, Small-Medium Growth, Face Area

Colorado 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 7 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$110$63.10 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,995 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $123 to $7,586Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $55 to $209
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,162professional $110

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
$63.10
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $141 · 12th 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.