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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 October 2026.

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

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$214$191 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$195 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $148 to $2,818Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $162 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $214

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
$269.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
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
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$234

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.