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

Minnesota 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$468$309 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$708 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $263 to $2,692Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $209 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $468

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
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$490

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.