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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Georgia 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,148 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $200 to $6,457Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $89 to $316
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,630professional $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
$134.90
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $155 · 29th 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.