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

Kentucky 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, 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$195 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$309 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,802Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $166 to $339
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $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
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
12 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
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$240

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.