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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 October 2026.

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

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$617$513 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$537 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,365Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $813professional $617

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
$588.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
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
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$617

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.