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Removal of a Growth from the Face or Scalp (Smaller)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 21011

Surgical removal of a growth located in the fatty tissue just beneath the skin of the face or scalp. This applies to a smaller growth in that layer, rather than a larger one. The removed tissue is typically sent to a laboratory to check whether it is cancerous or noncancerous.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Growth from the Face or Scalp (Smaller) cost?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $759 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$724$316 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$427 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,512Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,738
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $724

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$724

WI $759MD $339

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.