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

Vermont 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 physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $204.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $148 to $275
$200$500professional $200

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 32nd 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.