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

West Virginia 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$141$132 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$263 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,370Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $105 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $141

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
$158.49
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$954.99
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
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
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 49th of 51

$151

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.