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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

Maine 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$162$129 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$129 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,413Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $288
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $417professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$22,387.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
12 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
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 26th of 51

$162

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.