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

Kentucky 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$219$170 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$269 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $219 to $9,550Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $151 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $537professional $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
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$229

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.