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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

Minnesota 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $617 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$275$191 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$245 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $135 to $3,467Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $158 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $275

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
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$288

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.