go back

Skin Cancer Removal, Scalp/Neck/Hands/Feet/Genitals, Large

Iowa rates for HCPCS 11623

This procedure surgically removes a suspected or confirmed skin cancer from the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genital area, cutting out the growth along with a margin of surrounding normal-appearing skin, for a larger-sized lesion than the medium category. The larger removal requires a bigger margin of healthy tissue to help ensure complete removal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skin Cancer Removal, Scalp/Neck/Hands/Feet/Genitals, Large cost?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, 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 $741 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$324 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$447 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $331 to $4,467Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $229 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $741professional $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
$354.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$724.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
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
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$457

AK $851TX $219

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.