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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Minnesota 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $575 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$186 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$224 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $110 to $3,981Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $145 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $575professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.45

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$269

AK $437KY $107

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.