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

Virginia 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$275 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$398 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $275 to $4,898Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $245 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $309

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
$354.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$5,011.87
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
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
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$324

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.