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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 October 2026.

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

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$269 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$398 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $145 to $3,715Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $339

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
$389.05
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 34th of 51

$363

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.