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Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face

North Carolina 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 7 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$219$174 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$257 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $191 to $7,413Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $141 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $219

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
$223.87
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$13,489.63
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$224

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.