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

Ohio 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 9 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$186 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$851 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $282 to $9,550Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $158 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $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
$251.19
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$125.89
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 22nd of 51

$282

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.