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

Iowa 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$407$316 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$708 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $417 to $6,761Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,622
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $407

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
$588.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$447

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.