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

Georgia 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 8 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$182$141 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,259 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,607Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $91 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $182

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
$186.21
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 25th of 51

$209

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.