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

Montana 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $302 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$155$87.10 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$251 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $234 to $389Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $78 to $380
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $302professional $155

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
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$346.74

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Montana $174 · 46th of 51
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.