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Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face

New Jersey 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$135 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$347 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $191 to $5,754Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $110 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $174

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
$158.49
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$6,025.60
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
7 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
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$195

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.