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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Oregon 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$182 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$229 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $191 to $759Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $138 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $331professional $257

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
12 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
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Oregon· 4th of 51

$275

AK $479MD $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.