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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

North Dakota 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$195 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$158 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,995Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $155 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $282professional $251

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
$162.18
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
4 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
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$251

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.