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

Oregon 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $692 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$513$339 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$537 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $380 to $6,607Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $240 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $513

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
$691.83
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$537

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.