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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Arizona 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$126$102 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,514 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $417 to $6,761Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $85 to $617
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,754professional $126

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
$1,584.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $138 · 44th 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.