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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 July 2026.

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

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$178$135 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,344 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $234 to $10,233Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $117 to $692
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,467professional $178

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
$199.53
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$851.14
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$398.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $204 · 30th 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.