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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$135

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $166.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $112 to $7,762Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $95 to $166
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$309.03

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$135

AK $363DE $135

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.