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

Idaho 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$219$186 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$275 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,467Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $138 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $219

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
$263.03
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 15th of 51

$240

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.