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

South Dakota 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$490$355 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$295 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $245 to $759Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $251 to $794
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $490

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
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,187.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
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
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$490

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.