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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

North Dakota 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 5 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$240$141 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$105 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $105 to $5,495Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $105 to $363
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $145professional $240

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
$141.25
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $234 · 6th 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.