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Removal Of A Larger Benign Skin Growth, Face Or Mouth

Alaska rates for HCPCS 11444

A noncancerous skin growth is surgically cut out, along with a margin of surrounding tissue, from the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or the lining of the mouth, and the wound is stitched closed. This applies to a larger growth within that group of body areas, compared to the smaller growths handled with related services.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Larger Benign Skin Growth, Face Or Mouth cost?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$912$501 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,349 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $5,888Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $912

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$912.01
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,348.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$912

AK $912KY $234

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.