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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 July 2026.

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

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$1,413$631 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $372 to $7,762Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $240 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $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
$371.54
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 19th of 51

$417

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.