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

Arizona 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$339$275 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$427 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $309 to $3,715Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $339

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
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
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$339

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.