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Removal of Skin Growth, Medium-Large, Scalp/Hands/Feet

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 11424

Surgical removal of a noncancerous skin growth from the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genital area, along with a small margin of surrounding skin. This applies to a medium-to-large growth, roughly 1.2 to 1.6 inches across.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Skin Growth, Medium-Large, Scalp/Hands/Feet cost?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$437$316 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$331 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $178 to $5,012Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $234 to $832
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $437

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
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.7 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$457

AK $871KY $186

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.