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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Maine 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 physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $234.

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

Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $107 to $309
$100$200$500professional $174

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 41st 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.