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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 October 2026.

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

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $355 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$209 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$269 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,950Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $145 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $355professional $282

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
$251.19
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,818.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
12 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
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th of 51

$295

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.