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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

New Hampshire 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$170$117 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$457 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $347 to $7,943Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $98 to $347
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,413professional $170

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
$346.74
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $174 · 18th 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.