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

Maryland 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?

$191

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $363.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $54 to $1,230Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $148professional $195

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
$53.70
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$549.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 36th of 51

$191

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.