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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

Missouri 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$115 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$407 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $141 to $4,571Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $102 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $138

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
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
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
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 36th of 51

$151

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.