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

Georgia 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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$389$295 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,660 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,079Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $257 to $891
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $389

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
$602.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$933.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 17th of 51

$427

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.