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Sanding Away A Skin Lesion

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 15787

Removes a superficial skin growth by abrading the surface — sanding it down with a rotating tool or abrasive surface — so that new skin grows over the treated area. It suits lesions that sit in the upper layers of the skin and can be taken off without cutting into deeper tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sanding Away A Skin Lesion cost?

$26.92

Typical physician fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.49 to $38.90.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $63
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $27

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$66.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$102.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Michigan. 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.

Pennsylvania· 42nd of 51

$26.92

AK $70.79MI $24.55

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.