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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Indiana 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$148$110 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$3,162 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,318Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $98 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $148

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
$162.18
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 42nd of 51

$174

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.