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

South Dakota 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$234$182 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$66.07 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $66 to $2,291Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $135 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $234professional $234

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$537.03
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 17th of 51

$234

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.