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Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face

Kentucky 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$162 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$295 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $174 to $3,802Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $145 to $295
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,148professional $178

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
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$186

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.