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Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Noncancerous Skin Growth From the Face cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$209$182 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$437 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,365Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $151 to $295
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $209

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
$194.98
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$224

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.