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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 July 2026.

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

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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$148$117 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$151 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $115 to $7,079Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $263
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,549professional $148

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
$151.36
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $151 · 32nd 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.