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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Maine 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?

$148

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $209.

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 $13,804 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $19,953Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $87 to $257
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $13,804professional $148

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
$1,258.93
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$19,952.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03

Where Maine 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.

Maine $148 · 37th 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.