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

Utah 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 7 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$229$158 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,000 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $195 to $4,898Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $145 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $229

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
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$446.68
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 48th of 51

$234

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.