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

Tennessee 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 6 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$195$151 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$708 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $195 to $3,162Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $123 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $195

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
$154.88
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$11,481.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 20th of 51

$219

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.