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

Nebraska 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$347 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$468 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $380 to $6,918Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $240 to $891
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $447

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
$338.84
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
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
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 14th of 51

$468

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.