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

Alaska rates for HCPCS 11442

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 two smaller size tiers used for this type of removal in these areas, though larger size tiers also exist. 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$437$224 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$275 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $174 to $9,550Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $145 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $437

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
$549.54
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$602.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.8 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

$447

AK $447DC $162

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.