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

Tennessee 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$219$174 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$759 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $490 to $2,818Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,622
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $219

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
$181.97
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
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
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 16th of 51

$295

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.