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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 July 2026.

How much does Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 8 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$229$166 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$240 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $170 to $5,012Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $115 to $479
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $339professional $229

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
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th of 51

$251

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.