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

Connecticut 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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$245$174 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$3,388 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $8,511Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $126 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $245

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
$1,905.46
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 7th of 51

$269

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.