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

Kentucky 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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$166$132 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$631 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $214 to $8,511Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $120 to $331
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,090professional $166

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
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $182 · 43rd 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.