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

Missouri 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$251$195 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,072 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $275 to $5,248Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $251

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
$194.98
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 13th of 51

$339

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.