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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 October 2026.

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

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$257$219 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,000 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $288 to $8,318Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $186 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $257

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
$234.42
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
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
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$295

AK $724KY $186

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.