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Removal Of A Larger Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area

Alaska rates for HCPCS 11624

A surgeon cuts out a cancerous skin growth located on the scalp, neck, hand, foot, or genital area, along with a margin of surrounding normal-looking tissue to help ensure it has been completely removed. This particular service covers a growth on the larger side. The wound is then closed, and the tissue is sent to a lab to confirm the growth was fully removed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Larger Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area cost?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$603 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,585 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,079Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,585
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $955

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
$1,174.90
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$954.99

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,072

AK $1,072KY $269

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.