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Wide Removal of Face or Scalp Soft-Tissue Tumor

Maine rates for HCPCS 21015

Removes a tumor growing in the soft tissue of the face or scalp along with a rim of healthy tissue around and beneath it, so that nothing is left behind at the edges. It is used for cancers such as sarcoma that start in muscle, fat, or connective tissue rather than on the skin surface. This version covers a smaller growth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wide Removal of Face or Scalp Soft-Tissue Tumor cost?

$832

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $1,023.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $5,888 to $5,888Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $5,888professional $813

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,778.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.1 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.

Maine· 38th of 51

$832

CA $4,898WV $692

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.