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

Oklahoma 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$257$186 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,000 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,012Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $174 to $347
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $257

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
$269.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 4th of 51

$407

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.