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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

Utah 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$158 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $115 to $4,571Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $105 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $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
$114.82
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
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
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 47th of 51

$138

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.