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

South Dakota 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$275 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$324 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $234 to $5,129Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $191 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $372

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
$223.87
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$616.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$372

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.