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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 July 2026.

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

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 6 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$191$145 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,122 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $204 to $7,413Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $126 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $191

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
$204.17
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 22nd of 51

$214

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.