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

Washington, DC 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?

$145

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $209.

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

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $138 to $7,762Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $115 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $145

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
$138.04
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$363.08

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$145

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.