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

Nevada 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$229$166 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$245 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,786Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $126 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $229

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
$165.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 44th of 51

$240

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.