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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 October 2026.

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

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$324 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$891 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $407 to $8,318Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $269 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $380

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
$380.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
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
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 21st of 51

$427

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.