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Shave Removal, Small-Medium Growth, Face Area

Iowa 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 8 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$141$100 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$204 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $95 to $7,943Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $60 to $501
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $457professional $141

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
$95.50
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $151 · 8th 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.