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

Kentucky 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?

$2,534

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,534 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$347$302 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,445 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $562 to $4,365Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $288 to $631
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $347

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
$354.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 27th of 50

$2,534

$347 physician + $2,188 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.