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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Kentucky 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$112 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$166 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $112 to $10,715Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $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
$112.20
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$148

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.