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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Colorado 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 7 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$145$112 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$2,042 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $148 to $7,413Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $95 to $331
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,090professional $145

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
$147.91
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $191 · 14th 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.