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

Utah 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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$417$288 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,239 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,677Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,585
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,311professional $417

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
$457.09
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 16th of 51

$427

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.