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

Colorado 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$245$186 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,291 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $288 to $7,413Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $158 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $245

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
$275.42
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$302

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.