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Shave Removal Of A Skin Growth, Medium, Face Area

Washington, DC 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?

$110

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $74.13 to $178.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $102 to $4,074Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $69 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $98

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
$74.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$354.81
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
$37.15
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.60

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$110

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.