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Shave Removal Of A Skin Growth, Medium, Face Area

Colorado rates for HCPCS 11312

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 mid-sized growth, larger than the smaller tiers used for this type of removal in these areas.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shave Removal Of A Skin Growth, Medium, Face Area cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$148$93.33 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$398 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $148 to $5,129Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $78 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $148

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
$117.49
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84
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
$37.15
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 9th of 51

$178

AK $309KY $97.72

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.