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Removal of Benign Skin Growth, Face/Sensitive Area, Larger

Alaska rates for HCPCS 11441

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. This version applies to a growth larger than the smallest size range treated with this type of removal. The sample is typically sent to a lab to confirm it isn't cancerous.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Benign Skin Growth, Face/Sensitive Area, Larger cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 6 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$407$229 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$251 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $158 to $7,079Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $132 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $407

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$912.01
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$427

AK $427DC $145

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.