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

New Jersey 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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$355$269 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$3,467 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $537 to $10,233Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,122
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $355

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
$512.86
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$977.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$794.33

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 32nd of 51

$389

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.