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Shave Removal Of A Skin Growth, Medium, Face Area

Kentucky 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$95.50$70.79 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$79.43 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $63 to $1,148Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $63 to $151
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $126professional $95

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
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
11 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$97.72

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.