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

West 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 5 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$324$275 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$355 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,455Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $229 to $550
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $324

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
$251.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,905.46
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 50th of 51

$339

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.