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Cutting Out The Largest Facial Skin Cancers

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 11646

Cuts out a cancerous skin growth together with a rim of normal skin from the face, ear, eyelid, nose or lip, and closes the resulting wound. This is the version used for the widest growths treated this way, so more skin is removed and closing the wound can be a substantial part of the operation. The tissue is examined afterwards to confirm the growth was fully removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cutting Out The Largest Facial Skin Cancers cost?

$447

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $513.

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

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $389 to $7,762Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $347 to $525
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $447

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
$389.05
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$447

HI $1,950WV $437

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.