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

New Hampshire 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$437$355 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$603 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,020Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $275 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
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
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 17th of 51

$437

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.