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Removal of a Cancerous Growth (Face, Ears, Nose, Lips)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 11642

A cancerous skin growth is surgically cut out from the face, ears, nose, lips, or eyelids, along with a margin of surrounding tissue to help ensure it's completely removed. This version covers a growth of a moderate size for this delicate area. The wound is typically closed with stitches, sometimes requiring a more careful closure technique because of the location.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Cancerous Growth (Face, Ears, Nose, Lips) cost?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $851 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$347 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$263 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $240 to $9,550Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $589

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
$588.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$589

AK $589VT $204

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.