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

Maryland 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?

$174

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $316.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3,548Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $100 to $490
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $209professional $174

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
$0.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 36th of 51

$174

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.