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

New Mexico 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$214$162 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$240 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $178 to $4,467Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $98 to $794
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,380professional $214

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
$204.17
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $224 · 18th 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.