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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Ohio 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 Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$123 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$123 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $81 to $4,074Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $102 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $490professional $155

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
$354.81
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
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
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 45th 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.