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

Kansas 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$245$195 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$794 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $288 to $7,943Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $155 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $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
$323.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 25th of 51

$282

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.