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

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$174$132 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$676 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $174 to $5,248Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $107 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $174

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
$158.49
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 23rd 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.