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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 October 2026.

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

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$398$309 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$282 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $263 to $2,089Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $275 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $933professional $398

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
$309.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
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
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 25th of 51

$398

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.