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

Minnesota 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$355$234 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$457 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $178 to $2,630Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $148 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $813professional $355

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
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$363

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.