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

Florida 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 8 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$219$166 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,738 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $741 to $10,965Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $148 to $417
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $219

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
$741.31
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 43rd of 51

$245

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.