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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Arkansas 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$117$110 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$661 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,862Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $85 to $257
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $933professional $117

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
$117.49
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $145 · 41st 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.