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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Montana 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$170$145 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$170 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $162 to $282Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $107 to $229
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $186professional $170

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 17th of 51

$170

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.