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Radical Removal Of Large Face Or Scalp Tumor

Maryland rates for HCPCS 21016

This is the more extensive removal of a soft-tissue growth from the face or scalp, where the surgeon takes a wider margin of surrounding healthy tissue because the growth is suspected or known to be aggressive. It applies to larger growths, roughly three-quarters of an inch across or more.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Radical Removal Of Large Face Or Scalp Tumor cost?

$1,047

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $1,230.

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 $741 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,622Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $741professional $1,047

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
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$1,047

CA $3,981DE $1,000

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.