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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

South Dakota 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$219$115 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$200 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $141 to $5,495Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $89 to $372
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,365professional $219

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
$3,090.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $224 · 9th 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.