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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

Vermont 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$120 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$288 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $234 to $708Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $110 to $245
$100$200$500facility $309professional $155

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 24th of 51

$155

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.