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

Illinois 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$251$186 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$631 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $245 to $5,370Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $145 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $251

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
$245.47
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$776.25
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 29th of 51

$275

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.