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

Indiana 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?

$6,243

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,243 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$316 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$2,951 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $513 to $10,471Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $295 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $355

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
$380.19
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$776.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 3rd of 50

$6,243

$355 physician + $5,888 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.