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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 October 2026.

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

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$63.10 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$100 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $91 to $562Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $59 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $162professional $112

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
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
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.59

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 30th of 51

$115

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.