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Removal Of A Larger Benign Skin Growth, Face Or Mouth

West Virginia 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$229 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$234 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,413Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $204 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $282

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
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$741.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56
6 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
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 38th of 51

$282

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.