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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Growth from the Face or Scalp (Smaller) cost?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $589 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 7 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$468$324 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$427 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $363 to $3,388Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $240 to $832
$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $468

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
$257.04
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$479

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.