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Radical Removal Of Large Face Or Scalp Tumor

Rhode Island 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?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $933 to $1,514.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,862
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715professional $1,230

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $1,288 · 34th of 51
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.