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Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face

Rhode Island 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$186 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$447 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,981Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $162 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $219

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
3 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
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$229

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.