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Shave Removal, Small-Medium Growth, Face Area

South Dakota 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$117 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$112 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $74 to $224Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $91 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $135professional $166

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
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$281.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$389.05
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$302.00
5 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
$26.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$158

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.