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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 July 2026.

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

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$355$275 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,445 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,623Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $355

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 27th of 51

$398

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.