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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 July 2026.

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

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$219 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,413 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $355 to $4,365Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $200 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. 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· 47th of 51

$295

HI $1,950WV $288

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.