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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Maryland 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $200.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $120 to $151Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $115 to $324
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $129professional $182

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$645.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 32nd of 51

$182

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.