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Minor Procedure To Clear Multiple Acne Lesions

Virginia 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$107$74.13 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$89.13 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $62 to $7,079Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $50 to $209
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $141professional $107

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
$64.57
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $107 · 29th 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.