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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

Iowa 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$174 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$245 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $191 to $3,981Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $123 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $501professional $234

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
$218.78
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
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
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$245

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.