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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Iowa 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$209$170 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$398 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $224 to $6,761Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $115 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $209

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
$275.42
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$224

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.