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

North Carolina 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 negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$191$141 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$214 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $162 to $6,310Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $110 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $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
$190.55
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$13,489.63
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th 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.