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

New Jersey 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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$240$166 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$4,365 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $479 to $10,233Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,754professional $240

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
$346.74
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,513.56
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$549.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 31st of 51

$275

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.