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

Colorado 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 7 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$191$151 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,738 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $200 to $7,413Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $132 to $309
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,090professional $191

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
$199.53
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $245 · 12th of 51
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.