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Shave Removal, Small-Medium Growth, Face Area

Virginia 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$126$74.13 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$83.18 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $63 to $7,079Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $59 to $245
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $178professional $126

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
$74.13
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $129 · 25th 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.