go back

Shave Removal, Small-Medium Growth, Face Area

Maine 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 October 2026.

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

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $501 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$75.86 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$240 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $105 to $708Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $54 to $234
$50$100$200$500facility $501professional $110

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 32nd of 51

$112

AK $275KY $85.11

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.