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Minor Procedure To Clear Multiple Acne Lesions

Iowa 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$123$95.50 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$178 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $79 to $7,943Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $79 to $447
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $479professional $123

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
$79.43
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$223.87

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $126 · 10th 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.