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

Illinois 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 7 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$186$141 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$380 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $178 to $6,310Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $91 to $380
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,259professional $186

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
$177.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $204 · 27th of 51
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.