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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 July 2026.

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

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$145$107 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,148 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $105 to $4,898Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $89 to $316
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,162professional $145

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
$104.71
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$223.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98

Where Utah 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.

Utah $148 · 38th 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.