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

Ohio 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$191 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$407 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $263 to $4,266Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $51 to $501
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $741professional $282

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
$457.09
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
8 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
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 47th of 51

$295

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.