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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 October 2026.

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

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$468 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$380 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $269 to $3,020Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $676

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
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,148.15
6 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
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.02

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$676

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.