Mole removal: which code is it?

11400 — Excision of Small Benign Skin Lesion, Trunk/Extremity. 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 Q3 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.

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 Excision of Small Benign Skin Lesion, Trunk/Extremity

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

National amounts for the Q3 2026 release (July 1 – September 30, 2026), using geographic index values of 1.000. Your local rate differs — open the code page for 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.

Related codes

Codes worth checking before you settle on 11400.

Code	What it covers	Office	Facility
11102	Skin Biopsy, Tangential	$95.53	$30.06
17110	Destruction of Benign Lesions, Up to 14	$111.22	$62.46

A dash means the code has no national amount in this release — it may be carrier-priced, bundled, or not separately payable. That is never the same as $0.

Common questions

Mole removal: which code is it?: 11400 — Excision of Small Benign Skin Lesion, Trunk/Extremity. 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 Q3 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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