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

North Carolina 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?

$1,947

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,947 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$501$355 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$501 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $331 to $8,511Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $501

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
$331.13
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 37th of 50

$1,947

$501 physician + $1,445 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.