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

Wyoming 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$724$501 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$692 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,738Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,096
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,738professional $724

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$724

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.