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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 July 2026.

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

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$138$95.50 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$102 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $65 to $676Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $58 to $339
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $141professional $138

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
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$338.84
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$281.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$302.00

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $138 · 15th 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.