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Removal Of A Larger Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area

Missouri 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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$331$263 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$741 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,898Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,259
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $331

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
$251.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
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
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 24th of 51

$372

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.