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

New Mexico 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$282$214 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$309 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $229 to $4,677Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,096
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,380professional $282

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
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 18th of 51

$309

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.