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

South Carolina 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 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 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$251$195 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$331 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $209 to $9,772Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $178 to $372
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $251

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
$194.98
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 27th of 51

$275

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.