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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Idaho 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$195$166 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$195 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $162 to $5,495Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $347professional $195

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
$223.87
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 18th of 51

$204

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.