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

Kansas 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$178 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$417 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $178 to $2,754Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $148 to $331
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $204

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
$281.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$190.55
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
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 10th of 51

$263

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.