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

Nebraska 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of Benign Skin Growth, Face/Sensitive Area, Larger cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $631 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$191 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$295 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $204 to $6,026Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $138 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $631professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Nebraska· 13th of 51

$257

AK $603KY $155

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.