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

Nevada 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?

$2,286

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,286 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$380$339 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,514 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $331 to $5,248Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,585
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $380

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
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 30th of 50

$2,286

$380 physician + $1,905 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.