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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Medium Size

Iowa rates for HCPCS 11422

A noncancerous growth on the scalp, neck, hand, foot, or genital area is surgically removed with a margin of surrounding skin, and the site is stitched closed. This version applies to a mid-sized growth, larger than the smaller tiers used for this type of removal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Medium Size cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$141 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$537 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $269 to $6,761Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $87 to $741
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$229

AK $447VT $145

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.