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Shave Removal, Small-Medium Growth, Face Area

West 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 5 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$135$93.33 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$126 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $59 to $389Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $59 to $214
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $389professional $135

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
$58.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$630.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96

Where West 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.

West Virginia $135 · 18th 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.