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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Kentucky 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 7 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$117$95.50 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$851 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $132 to $3,388Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $85 to $229
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,905professional $117

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
$97.72
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $132 · 48th 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.