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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Growth from the Face or Scalp (Smaller) cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 8 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$347$263 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,000 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $427 to $9,550Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $240 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $347

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
$389.05
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$131.83
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 33rd 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.