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

Florida 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$195 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$282 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $209 to $6,026Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $83 to $447
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $468professional $263

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
$302.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
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
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$275

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.