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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Illinois 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$141 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$195 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,291Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $112 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $178

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
$165.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
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
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Illinois· 22nd of 51

$186

AK $479MD $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.