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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 October 2026.

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

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$166 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$200 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $155 to $3,981Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $132 to $309
$100$1K$10Kfacility $708professional $209

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
$141.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
6 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
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 22nd of 51

$219

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.