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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 July 2026.

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

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$174$126 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,890 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $8,511Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $93 to $501
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $174

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
$691.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $209 · 12th 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.