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Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face

Minnesota 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$417$309 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$275 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,090Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $229 to $794
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $589professional $417

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
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$437

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.