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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 July 2026.

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

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$269$186 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$398 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $145 to $3,090Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $123 to $501
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $724professional $269

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
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $275 · 3rd 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.