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

West 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?

$686

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $686 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $331 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$331 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$331$331 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $331 to $3,311Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $302 to $437
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $331professional $355

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,621.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54

Where West 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

West Virginia· 50th of 50

$686

$355 physician + $331 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.