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

North Carolina 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $692 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$178 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$263 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $195 to $7,244Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $155 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $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
$199.53
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$13,489.63
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$263

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.