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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Iowa 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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$219$132 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$603 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $204 to $6,761Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $98 to $676
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,951professional $219

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
$218.78
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $234 · 5th 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.