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

Iowa 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$295$219 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$309 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $229 to $3,802Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $158 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $513professional $295

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
$295.12
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
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
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$316

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.