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

New Jersey 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$141$110 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$355 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $166 to $5,370Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $91 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $141

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
$128.82
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,079.46
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,630.27
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$251.19
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 47th of 51

$166

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.