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Procedure · Updated Aug 1, 2026

Mole removal: CPT code and Medicare rate

Excision of a small benign skin growth on the trunk or a limb, taken off in full rather than sampled.

Also called: skin lesion removal, mole excision, having a mole taken off.

Usually billed as

11400
Office (non-facility)
$127.93
Facility
$76.49

National amounts for the Q4 2026 release (October 1 – December 31, 2026), using geographic index values of 1.000. Your local rate differs; the code page has the locality breakdown.

The code depends on the lesion's size and body site, and on whether it is benign or malignant, so the exact charge varies.

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Mole removal: which code is it?
11400. Excision of a small benign skin growth on the trunk or a limb, taken off in full rather than sampled.
Mole removal: how much does Medicare pay?
Nationally, the Q4 2026 Physician Fee Schedule pays $127.93 in an office (non-facility) setting and $76.49 in a facility setting for 11400. Your local amount differs—the national figure applies geographic index values of 1.000, and Medicare then pays 80% of the allowed amount after the deductible is met.
Mole removal: what else affects the billing?
The code depends on the lesion's size and body site, and on whether it is benign or malignant, so the exact charge varies.

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