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

Colorado 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 7 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$363$269 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,202 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $380 to $8,318Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $257 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $363

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
$380.19
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 51

$407

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.