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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

West 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$148$115 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$112 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $112 to $1,995Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $309
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $162professional $148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$398.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$21,877.62
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59
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
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 38th 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.