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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 October 2026.

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

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$1,072$617 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$692 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $562 to $4,786Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $1,072

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
$1,230.27
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,786.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
6 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
$134.90
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 1st of 51

$1,072

AK $1,072TX $240

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.