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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

New Jersey 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$102 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$295 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $182 to $5,248Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $72 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $135

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
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
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 44th of 51

$155

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.