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Shave Removal Of A Skin Growth, Medium, Face Area

Iowa 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$126 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$200 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,698Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $87 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $178

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
$114.82
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$371.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
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
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$186

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.