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Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face

Colorado rates for HCPCS 11443

This procedure surgically removes a noncancerous skin growth from a sensitive area such as the face, ears, eyelids, nose, or lips, cutting out the growth along with a margin of surrounding tissue, and then closing the site with stitches. It covers a growth on the larger end of the size range treated with this straightforward excision approach.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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 7 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$224$186 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$1,514 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $234 to $8,318Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $151 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $224

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
$234.42
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Colorado· 18th of 51

$275

AK $513DE $191

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.