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Procedure price report · Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons

Removal of deep face or scalp growth, 2 cm or more

CPT 21014the billing code this page is about

Surgical removal of a soft tissue tumor located beneath the fascia or within the muscle of the face or scalp, measuring 2 centimeters or larger.

Hospitals typically charge $2,010 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 832 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,365. Most fall between $898 and $5,033 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
832
States
50
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – 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 832 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
$621$1,071$2,010$4,191$7,097

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 11× what the cheapest tenth charges ($621 vs $7,097).

How the prices are spread

$467 – $638: 56 hospitals$467$638 – $873: 60 hospitals$873 – $1,194: 90 hospitals$873$1,194 – $1,633: 110 hospitals$1,633 – $2,234: 75 hospitals$1,633$2,234 – $3,056: 76 hospitals$3,056 – $4,179: 115 hospitals$3,056$4,179 – $5,717: 66 hospitals$5,717 – $7,820: 74 hospitals$5,717$7,820 – $10,696: 28 hospitals$7,820median $2,010price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (750 of 832 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$467$63856
$638$87360
$873$1,19490
$1,194$1,633110
$1,633$2,23475
$2,234$3,05676
$3,056$4,179115
$4,179$5,71766
$5,717$7,82074
$7,820$10,69628

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,968
Median cash price$2,010
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.68×

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 $2,010.

Alaska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,357 across 18 hospitalsWA$1,357Idaho: median $3,695 across 13 hospitalsID$3,695Montana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $1,860 across 26 hospitalsMN$1,860Illinois: median $1,317 across 27 hospitalsIL$1,317Wisconsin: median $1,700 across 45 hospitalsWI$1,700Michigan: median $1,700 across 35 hospitalsMI$1,700New York: median $3,387 across 69 hospitalsNY$3,387Massachusetts: median $2,599 across 17 hospitalsMA$2,599Oregon: median $1,526 across 23 hospitalsOR$1,526Nevada: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,283 across 29 hospitalsIA$1,283Indiana: median $632 across 16 hospitalsIN$632Ohio: median $6,185 across 43 hospitalsOH$6,185Pennsylvania: median $3,356 across 41 hospitalsPA$3,356New Jersey: median $3,820 across 34 hospitalsNJ$3,820Connecticut: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $3,422 across 46 hospitalsCA$3,422Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,280 across 15 hospitalsCO$1,280Nebraska: median $1,145 across 14 hospitalsNE$1,145Missouri: median $1,202 across 19 hospitalsMO$1,202Kentucky: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $1,413 across 19 hospitalsWV$1,413Virginia: median $2,519 across 15 hospitalsVA$2,519Maryland: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $1,073 across 11 hospitalsKS$1,073Arkansas: median $1,578 across 10 hospitalsAR$1,578Tennessee: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,095 across 13 hospitalsOK$1,095Louisiana: median $1,928 across 15 hospitalsLA$1,928Mississippi: median $910 across 13 hospitalsMS$910Alabama: median $1,473 across 12 hospitalsAL$1,473Georgia: median $496 across 21 hospitalsGA$496Hawaii: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $2,903 across 32 hospitalsTX$2,903Florida: median $6,195 across 20 hospitalsFL$6,195
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,010. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Florida FL20$6,195+208%$920 – $10,696
Ohio OH43$6,185+208%$1,854 – $11,037
New Jersey NJ34$3,820+90%$3,171 – $5,741
Idaho ID13$3,695+84%$1,530 – $7,765
California CA46$3,422+70%$1,549 – $3,422
New York NY69$3,387+69%$877 – $4,595
Pennsylvania PA41$3,356+67%$397 – $8,993
Texas TX32$2,903+44%$2,425 – $5,390
Massachusetts MA17$2,599+29%$1,773 – $3,935
Virginia VA15$2,519+25%$353 – $6,107
Louisiana LA15$1,928−4%$1,075 – $4,397
Minnesota MN26$1,860−7%$1,136 – $2,361
Michigan MI35$1,700−15%$727 – $3,994
Wisconsin WI45$1,700−15%$1,416 – $2,948
Arkansas AR10$1,578−21%$1,251 – $4,389
Oregon OR23$1,526−24%$966 – $1,736
Alabama AL12$1,473−27%$912 – $7,867
West Virginia WV19$1,413−30%$547 – $4,256
Washington WA18$1,357−32%$1,097 – $4,352
Illinois IL27$1,317−34%$893 – $2,843
Iowa IA29$1,283−36%$1,000 – $1,711
Colorado CO15$1,280−36%$876 – $2,175
Missouri MO19$1,202−40%$826 – $3,605
Nebraska NE14$1,145−43%$779 – $1,767
Oklahoma OK13$1,095−46%$1,095 – $3,301
Kansas KS11$1,073−47%$744 – $2,010
Mississippi MS13$910−55%$732 – $4,780
Indiana IN16$632−69%$601 – $6,169
Georgia GA21$496−75%$496 – $5,810
North Carolina NC9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not 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 $2,010.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care628$2,843$966 – $5,625
Children’s16fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access187$1,333$789 – $2,376
Ownership
For-profit79$2,781$920 – $7,364
Government148$1,533$910 – $3,848
Non-profit604$2,270$893 – $4,881
System affiliation
Part of a system639$2,361$877 – $5,390
Independent193$1,591$967 – $3,710

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,615
Median cash price$2,010
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

453 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,503 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,867; most fall between $755 and $3,940.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 453 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
$544$877$1,503$3,422$6,185

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 11× what the cheapest tenth charges ($544 vs $6,185).

Of the 499 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 453 gave a usable cash price; 22 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

832 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (21%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 912 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted832
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here49
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded4
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded27
Hospitals that filed this code912

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 Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Exc Tumor Soft Tiss Face&Scalp Subfascial 2 Cm/>.

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 deep face or scalp growth, 2 cm or more (CPT 21014) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-21014-removal-of-deep-face-or-scalp-growth-2-cm-or-more