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

North Dakota 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 Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $363 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 5 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$437$288 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$263 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,042Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $240 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $363professional $437

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
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 24th 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.