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Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face

Louisiana 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 6 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$234$191 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$575 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $269 to $3,715Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $162 to $302
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $234

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
$245.47
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 20th of 51

$269

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.