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

Hawaii 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?

$186

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $263.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,884Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $44 to $324
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $178

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
$245.47
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 40th of 51

$186

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.