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

Colorado rates for HCPCS 21012

Surgical removal of a growth located in the fatty tissue just beneath the skin of the face or scalp. This applies to a larger growth in that layer rather than a smaller one. The tissue removed 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 (Larger) cost?

$5,149

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,149 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$363$347 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$3,020 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $513 to $8,710Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $363

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
$707.95
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 6th of 50

$5,149

$363 physician + $4,786 facility

DE $9,251WV $686

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.