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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Utah 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$100 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$135 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $105 to $4,571Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $83 to $178
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $120

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Utah· 44th of 51

$126

AK $437KY $107

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.