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Minor Procedure To Clear Multiple Acne Lesions

Colorado rates for HCPCS 10040

Multiple acne lesions, such as blackheads, whiteheads, small cysts, or pustules, are opened and cleared out during a single office visit, rather than treating a single spot. It is a minor procedure aimed at relieving inflamed or clogged acne lesions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Minor Procedure To Clear Multiple Acne Lesions cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$100$61.66 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,479 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $120 to $7,413Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $50 to $275
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,020professional $100

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
$120.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$245.47
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $120 · 13th of 51
AK $209DE $87.10

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.