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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

South Carolina 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 7 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$112 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$174 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $115 to $9,772Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $95 to $257
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,549professional $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
$114.82
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $141 · 42nd 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.