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

South 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?

$5,066

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,066 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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$389$331 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$912 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $389 to $21,878Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,000
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $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
$389.05
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,000.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60

Where South 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

South Carolina· 8th of 50

$5,066

$389 physician + $4,677 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.