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

Rhode Island 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $871 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$316 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$457 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $347 to $3,981Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $269 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $437

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$616.60
3 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
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$309.03

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 16th of 51

$437

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.