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

Indiana 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$138 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$398 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,129Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $120 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $166

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
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
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
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 37th of 51

$186

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.