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

Virginia 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$251$195 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$275 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $204 to $7,079Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $158 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $955professional $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
$257.04
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$2,511.89
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
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$263

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.