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Removal Of A Larger Benign Skin Growth, Face Or Mouth

Kentucky 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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$224$204 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$417 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $234 to $2,818Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $186 to $363
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $224

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
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,737.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$234

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.