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

Arizona 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$234$166 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,445 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $309 to $6,607Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $126 to $832
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 41st of 51

$251

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.