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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Florida 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 8 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$115$95.50 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,549 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,233Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $81 to $251
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,467professional $115

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
$524.81
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54

Where Florida 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.

Florida $135 · 45th 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.