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

South Carolina 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$186$151 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$550 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $191 to $12,023Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $123 to $380
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,020professional $186

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
$208.93
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$200

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.