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Removal Of A Larger Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area

Kentucky 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$263$224 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$525 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $275 to $3,890Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $191 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $263

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
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
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
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
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
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$269

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.