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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Alaska rates for HCPCS 17281

This procedure destroys a cancerous skin growth on the face or another sensitive facial area, such as the ears, eyelids, nose, or lips, using a method such as freezing, burning, or chemical treatment, for a smaller-sized growth. It is a quick office procedure that does not involve cutting out the lesion.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 6 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$389$224 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$166 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $102 to $9,772Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $151 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $380professional $389

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$389

AK $389KY $148

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.