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

Indiana 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 6 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$324$257 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$1,622 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $398 to $10,471Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $234 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $324

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
$295.12
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$355

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.