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

Minnesota 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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$708$479 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,047 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $389 to $4,898Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $708

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
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$708

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.