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

Michigan 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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 5 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$263 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$468 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $331 to $4,898Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $240 to $575
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $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
$331.13
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 46th of 51

$347

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.