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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 October 2026.

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

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $135 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$105$79.43 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$89.13 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $60 to $794Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $60 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $135professional $105

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
11 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
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 51

$105

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.