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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Maryland 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?

$151

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $224.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $58 to $2,138Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $85 to $347
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $145professional $151

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
$57.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$407.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $151 · 33rd 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.