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

North Dakota 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 5 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$363$263 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$182 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $174 to $2,512Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $182 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $263professional $363

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
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$355

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.