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

Vermont 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?

$204

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $275.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $145 to $316
$200$500professional $204

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$616.60
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 51st of 51

$204

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.