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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 October 2026.

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

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$263 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$372 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,365Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $195 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $355

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
$275.42
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
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
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$380

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.