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Removal Of A Cancerous Skin Growth, Trunk Or Limb, Medium

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 11604

A cancerous growth on the trunk, arm, or leg is surgically cut out along with a margin of surrounding normal skin, and the wound is closed. This version covers a growth in the mid-to-larger range of sizes handled this way in this body area.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Cancerous Skin Growth, Trunk Or Limb, Medium cost?

$302

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $417.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $324 to $5,129Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $204 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $275

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
$213.80
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
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
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.6 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.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$302

AK $851KY $234

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.