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

Utah 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$138 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$191 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,169Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $117 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $166

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
$151.36
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
6 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
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 48th of 51

$166

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.