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Cancerous Skin Growth Removal, Face/Ears/Nose/Lips

Maryland rates for HCPCS 11641

This procedure removes a cancerous growth from the skin of the face, ears, eyelids, nose, or lips, cutting out the growth along with a surrounding margin of normal-looking skin to help ensure it has been fully removed. It is used for growths in the smaller-to-medium range of sizes typically seen in this delicate area. The wound left behind may be closed with stitches or, for larger removals, may need a more involved repair.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cancerous Skin Growth Removal, Face/Ears/Nose/Lips cost?

$234

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $263.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $174 to $427Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $182professional $234

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Hawaii 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.

Maryland· 35th of 51

$234

HI $1,072KY $195

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.