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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Idaho 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$166$138 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$195 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $135 to $4,467Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $102 to $257
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $977professional $166

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
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $178 · 16th 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.