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

Montana 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$251$162 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$316 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $309 to $562Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $126 to $525
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $380professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 38th of 51

$251

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.