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

South Carolina 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 6 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$355$288 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$468 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $324 to $9,772Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $240 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,188professional $355

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
$426.58
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 37th of 51

$363

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.