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

Oregon 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 8 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$331$234 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$380 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $263 to $6,026Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $148 to $708
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $513professional $331

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
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th of 51

$363

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.