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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Hawaii 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?

$162

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $191.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,890Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $98 to $195
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $3,890professional $162

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii $162 · 24th 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.