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

Vermont 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 physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $447.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $302 to $525
$500$1Kprofessional $398

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 25th 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.