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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

South 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 South 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 $234 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$251$186 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$158 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $135 to $759Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $138 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $234professional $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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
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
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 4th 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.