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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Virginia 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$115 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$251 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $117 to $4,786Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $100 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $138

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
$151.36
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
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
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 27th of 51

$141

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.