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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Larger Size

New Mexico 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$182 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$537 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $174 to $7,943Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $148 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $224

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
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
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
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 19th of 51

$240

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.