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

Nevada 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 7 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$174$132 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$759 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $135 to $4,467Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $87 to $490
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $174

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
$134.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Nevada· 48th of 51

$174

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.