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Removal of Skin Growth, Medium-Large, Trunk/Arms/Legs

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 11404

Surgical removal of a noncancerous skin growth from the trunk, arms, or legs, along with a small margin of surrounding skin. This applies to a medium-to-large growth, roughly 1.2 to 1.6 inches across.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Skin Growth, Medium-Large, Trunk/Arms/Legs cost?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $759 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$288 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$309 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $162 to $6,310Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $224 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$417

AK $794KY $174

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.