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

North Carolina 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $692 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$398$295 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$363 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $257 to $6,457Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $251 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $398

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
$251.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$933.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$407

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.