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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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of Benign Skin Growth, Face/Sensitive Area, Larger cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$158 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$794 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $331 to $6,918Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $129 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 25th of 51

$204

AK $603KY $155

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.