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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Nevada 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$126$100 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$562 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $95 to $4,786Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $87 to $617
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $126

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
$95.50
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $132 · 46th 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.