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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Oregon 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 8 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$200$123 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$204 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $148 to $6,026Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $93 to $468
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $263professional $200

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
$275.42
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $209 · 11th 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.