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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Nebraska 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 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$245$155 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,344 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $234 to $13,490Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $98 to $617
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $245

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
$2,344.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $257 · 4th 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.