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Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face

Iowa 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$269$191 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$537 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $269 to $6,761Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $132 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $269

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
$269.15
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$288

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.