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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 October 2026.

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

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$170 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$380 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $170 to $3,548Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $138 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $204

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
$141.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
7 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
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$173.78

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 20th of 51

$224

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.