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Removal Of A Larger Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area

North Carolina 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$324$234 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$331 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $229 to $6,761Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $214 to $741
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $324

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
$229.09
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 51

$331

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.