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

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$155 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$178 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,995Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $135 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $407professional $174

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
$194.98
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
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
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 38th 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.