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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 October 2026.

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

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$178$145 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$309 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $148 to $4,266Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $126 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $178

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
$138.04
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
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
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 33rd of 51

$191

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.