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

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$339$269 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$229 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $145 to $3,162Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $240 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $257professional $339

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
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$676.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$602.56

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st 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.