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

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$191$155 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$209 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $162 to $5,888Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $126 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $537professional $191

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
$199.53
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th 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.