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

Missouri 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 7 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$288 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$977 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,898Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,622
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $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
$316.23
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,621.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 13th of 51

$447

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.