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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$141$105 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$741 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $148 to $8,128Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $85 to $200
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,512professional $141

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
$151.36
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $155 · 31st 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.