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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Alaska rates for HCPCS 11440

A surgeon surgically cuts out a noncancerous growth from a sensitive area such as the face, ears, eyelids, nose, or lips, including a small margin of surrounding tissue, and closes the wound. The sample is typically sent to a lab to confirm it isn't cancerous. This version applies to a smaller growth in these areas.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$331$214 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$148 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $129 to $9,550Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $105 to $617
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $447professional $331

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $347 · 1st of 51
AK $347DE $115

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.