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

Massachusetts 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 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 9 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$324$209 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$214 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $209 to $3,802Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $158 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $324

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
$208.93
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$660.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,819.70
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$436.52
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$324

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.