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

Ohio 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?

$3,207

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,207 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$389$331 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,778 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $794 to $9,550Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $295 to $871
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $389

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
$794.33
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 19th of 50

$3,207

$389 physician + $2,818 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.