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Removal Of A Larger Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area

Maryland 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?

$339

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $501.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $234 to $6,166Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $229 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $427professional $339

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
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$954.99
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 33rd of 51

$339

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.