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Removal Of A Larger Benign Skin Growth, Face Or Mouth

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$245

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $339.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $229 to $7,762Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $195 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $240

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$245

HI $1,259DE $240

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.