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

Idaho 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$447 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$363 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,169Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $355 to $794
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $525professional $525

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
$630.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
23 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
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 10th of 51

$525

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.