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

Louisiana 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$257$204 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$871 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $316 to $3,890Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $178 to $363
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $257

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
$316.23
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 16th of 51

$309

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.