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

Kansas 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$372 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$437 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,089Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $417

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
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
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
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
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
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 15th of 51

$447

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.