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Shave Removal, Small-Medium Growth, Face Area

North Carolina 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 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 $158 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$70.79 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$95.50 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $60 to $1,862Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $60 to $339
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $158professional $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
$60.26
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $112 · 38th 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.