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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Rhode Island 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?

$126

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $151.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,074Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $87 to $200
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,512professional $117

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $126 · 49th 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.