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

Oregon 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $363 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 8 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$224$151 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$275 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,012Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $87 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $363professional $224

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
$288.40
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,951.21
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$257

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.