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Removal Of A Larger Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area

Colorado 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$372$295 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,380 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $724 to $8,511Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $245 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $372

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
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
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$447

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.