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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Oklahoma 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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$135$107 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,148 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $155 to $5,012Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $98 to $186
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,089professional $135

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
$141.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $186 · 15th 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.