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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Larger Size

Iowa rates for HCPCS 11423

A noncancerous growth on the scalp, neck, hand, foot, or genital area is surgically cut out with a margin of surrounding skin and the site is closed. This version applies to a larger growth than the earlier size tiers used for this kind of removal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$316$240 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$331 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $245 to $5,129Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $170 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $724professional $316

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
$316.23
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
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
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 6th of 51

$339

AK $646KY $162

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.