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

Nevada 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$309$257 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$372 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,467Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $245 to $479
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $309

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
$269.15
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
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
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 43rd of 51

$324

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.