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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Tennessee 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$138$112 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$912 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $263 to $3,981Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $89 to $380
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,820professional $138

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
$165.96
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$11,481.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $158 · 25th 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.