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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 October 2026.

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

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$151$117 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$316 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $141 to $5,248Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $100 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $151

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
$97.72
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$954.99
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
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
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$162

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.