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

Oklahoma 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$389$309 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$479 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $339 to $7,586Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $389

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
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 23rd of 51

$407

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.