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Cutting Out A Large Skin Cancer On The Face

Alaska rates for HCPCS 11644

Cuts out a cancerous skin growth along with a rim of normal skin around it, from the face, ear, eyelid, nose or lip, and closes the wound. This version covers a large growth, though not the very largest treated this way. Because of the location, closing the wound takes careful planning to protect appearance and function.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cutting Out A Large Skin Cancer On The Face cost?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,148$724 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,585 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,862
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $1,148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,862.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,290.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,259

AK $1,259UT $324

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.