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

Illinois 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$372$282 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$501 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $372 to $3,467Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $263 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $372

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
$331.13
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$616.60
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
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 33rd of 51

$372

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.