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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

Virginia 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$117 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$204 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $123 to $4,365Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $105 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $148

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
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$155

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.