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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Missouri 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$166$135 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$813 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $174 to $5,012Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $107 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $166

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
$131.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 15th of 51

$209

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.