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

Rhode Island 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$151 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$447 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $209 to $3,981Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $132 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $186

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
3 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
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$195

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.