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

South Carolina 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$191 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$776 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $589 to $6,918Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $158 to $324
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $229

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
$194.98
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
7 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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$240

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.