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Removal of a Benign Skin Growth, Face or Sensitive Area

West 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 5 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$129$95.50 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$234 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $129 to $6,026Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $55 to $224
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,023professional $129

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
$128.82
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$794.33
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,760.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98

Where West 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.

West Virginia $158 · 28th 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.