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

Arizona 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$174$126 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,259 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $224 to $5,623Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $87 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $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
$1,230.27
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 44th of 51

$178

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.