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

South Dakota 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?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$490 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$380 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $316 to $759Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,000
$500$1K$2Kfacility $447professional $631

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
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
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
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$617

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.