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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Indiana 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 6 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$120$91.20 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$977 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $145 to $8,318Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $71 to $229
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,802professional $120

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
$120.23
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $145 · 39th 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.