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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 July 2026.

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

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$224$155 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$398 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $295 to $6,457Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $112 to $813
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $224

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
$295.12
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$263

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.