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Removal Of A Larger Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area

South Dakota 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$407 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$490 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,202Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $288 to $912
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $550

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
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
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
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 5th of 51

$550

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.