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Procedure price report · Excision of skin lesion

Removal of soft tissue growth on face or scalp, under 2 cm

CPT 21011the billing code this page is about

Surgical removal of a soft tissue tumor lying just under the skin of the face or scalp, measuring less than 2 centimeters.

Hospitals typically charge $1,431 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 992 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $1,549. Most fall between $579 and $3,303 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
992
States
50
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 992 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$416$700$1,431$2,700$5,031

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 12× what the cheapest tenth charges ($416 vs $5,031).

How the prices are spread

$280 – $381: 38 hospitals$280$381 – $520: 84 hospitals$520 – $709: 87 hospitals$520$709 – $967: 120 hospitals$967 – $1,318: 103 hospitals$967$1,318 – $1,797: 95 hospitals$1,797 – $2,451: 147 hospitals$1,797$2,451 – $3,342: 75 hospitals$3,342 – $4,556: 65 hospitals$3,342$4,556 – $6,213: 83 hospitals$4,556median $1,431price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (897 of 992 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$280$38138
$381$52084
$520$70987
$709$967120
$967$1,318103
$1,318$1,79795
$1,797$2,451147
$2,451$3,34275
$3,342$4,55665
$4,556$6,21383

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$1,687
Median cash price$1,431
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.85×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,431.

Alaska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: median $548 across 10 hospitalsVT$548New Hampshire: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $744 across 24 hospitalsWA$744Idaho: median $1,545 across 12 hospitalsID$1,545Montana: median $531 across 11 hospitalsMT$531North Dakota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $930 across 44 hospitalsMN$930Illinois: median $1,397 across 43 hospitalsIL$1,397Wisconsin: median $1,055 across 51 hospitalsWI$1,055Michigan: median $1,359 across 34 hospitalsMI$1,359New York: median $1,917 across 57 hospitalsNY$1,917Massachusetts: median $2,441 across 24 hospitalsMA$2,441Oregon: median $687 across 23 hospitalsOR$687Nevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $886 across 38 hospitalsIA$886Indiana: median $617 across 14 hospitalsIN$617Ohio: median $2,398 across 49 hospitalsOH$2,398Pennsylvania: median $1,900 across 43 hospitalsPA$1,900New Jersey: median $2,162 across 36 hospitalsNJ$2,162Connecticut: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $3,775 across 56 hospitalsCA$3,775Utah: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,592 across 16 hospitalsCO$1,592Nebraska: median $903 across 20 hospitalsNE$903Missouri: median $875 across 21 hospitalsMO$875Kentucky: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $1,899 across 25 hospitalsWV$1,899Virginia: median $2,050 across 25 hospitalsVA$2,050Maryland: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $683 across 17 hospitalsKS$683Arkansas: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: median $2,703 across 23 hospitalsNC$2,703South Carolina: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $512 across 18 hospitalsOK$512Louisiana: median $972 across 19 hospitalsLA$972Mississippi: median $503 across 14 hospitalsMS$503Alabama: median $1,474 across 14 hospitalsAL$1,474Georgia: median $2,287 across 27 hospitalsGA$2,287Hawaii: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $2,123 across 38 hospitalsTX$2,123Florida: median $3,974 across 28 hospitalsFL$3,974
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,431. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Florida FL28$3,974+178%$2,305 – $6,055
California CA56$3,775+164%$1,052 – $5,040
North Carolina NC23$2,703+89%$1,141 – $2,703
Massachusetts MA24$2,441+71%$909 – $5,031
Ohio OH49$2,398+68%$777 – $4,844
Georgia GA27$2,287+60%$1,648 – $4,472
New Jersey NJ36$2,162+51%$1,795 – $5,110
Texas TX38$2,123+48%$1,443 – $2,629
Virginia VA25$2,050+43%$336 – $4,800
New York NY57$1,917+34%$624 – $3,503
Pennsylvania PA43$1,900+33%$200 – $2,870
West Virginia WV25$1,899+33%$440 – $2,977
Colorado CO16$1,592+11%$739 – $4,371
Idaho ID12$1,545+8%$858 – $4,347
Alabama AL14$1,474+3%$570 – $2,815
Illinois IL43$1,397−2%$613 – $2,745
Michigan MI34$1,359−5%$506 – $3,622
Wisconsin WI51$1,055−26%$943 – $1,306
Louisiana LA19$972−32%$358 – $1,563
Minnesota MN44$930−35%$579 – $1,314
Nebraska NE20$903−37%$556 – $2,076
Iowa IA38$886−38%$706 – $1,211
Missouri MO21$875−39%$581 – $2,115
Washington WA24$744−48%$615 – $2,464
Oregon OR23$687−52%$556 – $1,542
Kansas KS17$683−52%$418 – $1,208
Indiana IN14$617−57%$416 – $1,310
Vermont VT10$548−62%$455 – $776
Montana MT11$531−63%$289 – $1,132
Oklahoma OK18$512−64%$512 – $3,303
Mississippi MS14$503−65%$433 – $1,744
Maine ME9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $1,431.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care717$1,904$704 – $4,350
Children’s21$1,481$843 – $2,414
Critical access253$777$458 – $1,369
Ownership
For-profit83$2,287$690 – $4,862
Government202$1,124$565 – $2,633
Non-profit706$1,426$579 – $3,444
System affiliation
Part of a system770$1,664$605 – $3,607
Independent222$1,031$507 – $2,222

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$1,883
Median cash price$1,431
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

593 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,314 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,514; most fall between $581 and $3,313.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 593 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$416$690$1,314$2,654$4,844

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 12× what the cheapest tenth charges ($416 vs $4,844).

Of the 643 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 593 gave a usable cash price; 26 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 24 a list price only.

How complete is this

992 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (25%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,074 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted992
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here54
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded1
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded27
Hospitals that filed this code1,074

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Excision of skin lesion family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Excision Tumor Soft Tiss Face/Scalp Subq <2cm.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Removal of soft tissue growth on face or scalp, under 2 cm (CPT 21011) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-21011-removal-of-soft-tissue-growth-on-face-or-scalp-under-2-cm