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

Virginia 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?

$1,404

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,404 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$355 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$468 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $363 to $7,079Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $427

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
$467.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,691.53
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 45th of 50

$1,404

$427 physician + $977 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.