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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 October 2026.

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

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$263$234 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$380 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $275 to $3,802Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $209 to $457
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $263

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
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$269

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.