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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 July 2026.

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

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 8 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$372$288 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$355 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $275 to $5,888Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $257 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $372

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
$354.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,691.53
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 51

$398

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.