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

Kentucky 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$302$245 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$955 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $398 to $4,365Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $219 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $302

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
$269.15
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$339

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.