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

Alabama 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 5 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$316$257 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$832 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $562 to $3,467Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $219 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $316

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 34th of 51

$389

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.