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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 July 2026.

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

$151

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $178.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $107 to $191
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $151

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $151 · 34th 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.