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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

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

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$132 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$479 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $234 to $6,607Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $95 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $170

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Connecticut· 30th of 51

$174

AK $479KY $138

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.