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

West Virginia 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$182 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$182 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $182 to $4,074Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $166 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $240professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$616.60
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
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
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 38th of 51

$234

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.