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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 July 2026.

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

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, 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 $1,288 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$158 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$676 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $204 to $3,467Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $135 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $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
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th 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.