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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

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

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$112 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$794 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $295 to $6,918Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $95 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $138

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
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
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
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.1 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.

Connecticut· 26th of 51

$145

AK $437KY $107

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.