Removal of Benign Skin Growth, Face/Sensitive Area, Larger
Alabama 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?
$162
Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
Where it's billed changes the price
Billed by
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
$151
$126 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
$794
$617 to $1,259
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $162 to $2,188Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $112 to $200
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Facility
Global
$125.89
$933.25
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
Professional
Global
$112.20
$151.36
$199.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Professional
Global
$77.62
$89.13
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$977.24
Facility
Global
$616.60
$741.31
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Professional
Global
$77.62
$134.90
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
Professional
Global
$112.20
$151.36
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,511.89
Facility
Global
$371.54
$1,148.15
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Professional
Global
$104.71
$138.04
$181.97
Where Alabama sits
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