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

South Carolina 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$174 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$617 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $468 to $6,918Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $132 to $295
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $209

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
$177.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
7 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 32nd of 51

$224

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.