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

Arkansas 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$331$269 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$708 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,089Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $234 to $537
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $331

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
$407.38
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 42nd of 51

$355

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.