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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 October 2026.

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

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $363 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$437 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$257 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $257 to $759Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $309 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $363professional $589

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
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
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
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$589

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.