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

New Mexico 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 6 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$339$269 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$427 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $331 to $4,677Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $240 to $759
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,380professional $339

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
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 44th of 51

$347

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.