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Shave Removal Of A Skin Growth, Medium, Face Area

South Carolina 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$97.72 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$123 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,175Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $63 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $182professional $123

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
$81.28
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$204.17
10 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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 27th of 51

$135

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.