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

South Dakota 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?

$1,450

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,450 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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$692$355 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$525 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $407 to $4,365Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $692

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 44th of 50

$1,450

$692 physician + $759 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.