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

Nebraska 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$316$234 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,344 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $562 to $13,490Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,096
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $316

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
$2,344.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,096.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 6th of 51

$363

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.