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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

Arizona rates for HCPCS 11421

A noncancerous growth on the scalp, neck, hand, foot, or genital area is surgically cut out with a margin of normal skin and the wound is closed. This version is for a growth a bit larger than the smallest size handled this way in these areas.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$138$102 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$407 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $148 to $3,388Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $91 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $708professional $138

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
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
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$95.50

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$151

AK $447FL $126

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.