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Removal Of A Larger Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area

South 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 October 2026.

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

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$324$257 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$759 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,079Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $195 to $447
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $324

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
$257.04
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
7 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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 27th of 51

$363

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.