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

Rhode Island 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?

$437

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $550.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $4,467Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $309 to $631
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $407

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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in California 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.

Rhode Island· 41st of 51

$437

CA $1,549WV $355

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.