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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

Maryland 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $316 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$126$110 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$145 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,047Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $105 to $245
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $126

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
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
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
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$145

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.