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

South Dakota 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 Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$263$174 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$257 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $209 to $3,090Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $132 to $631
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $372professional $263

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
$181.97
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 26th 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.