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

Maine 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 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$380$302 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$5,012 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $10,471Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $257 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,761professional $380

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
$5,011.87
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 28th of 51

$398

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.