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Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face

New Mexico 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$257$204 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$224 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $170 to $4,074Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $372
$100$1K$10Kfacility $708professional $257

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
$173.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
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
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 21st of 51

$269

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.